Barbara Mikulski

I think this is one of these threats that is an invisible threat, and then, wham, it could have serious consequences.

Narcotics seem to be an insidious evil that has many tentacles that could undermine the United States of America or our efforts.

But one, Hopkins has been listed as the No. 1 hospital for a decade now in U.S. News World Report.

That's why we're so committed to the quality debate. It's patient-centered because at the end of the day that's why we're all here and work so hard for this.

Wow, that's interesting, so family history always has to be essential to providing good clinical care. But it wouldn't be the trigger.

It's not a substitute but it says, 'Oh wow.' Every adult woman, every first child gets a whatever.

What would happen with this type of patient in your system? How would the problems be identified?

So you actually do two types of coaching? One is to those who actually are the providers, the clinicians.

And looking over your shoulder because we don't want to create a nanny State here.

We have to have health insurance reform, not health care financial reform.

I do believe that we will be, for everything we've heard from our President, that we will be doing health care reform.

She wants to know what CLEA is.

But you incentivized also for them to invite you in to look at what's going on.

We're going to turn to Senator Kay Hagan.

We're going to make sure that no matter where they go, we're not competing on safety or high quality of care that a health system that spends $2 trillion should guarantee safe care to our citizens.

The time has now come to vote on the Mikulski amendment that gives a tax break to people who go buy a car on which they can take a tax deduction on their interest and on their sales tax. It actually creates jobs by having people buy a car…

My amendment does what the President said he wanted to do, and what the other side of the aisle says it wants to do, or the other side of my amendment says they want to do. The Mikulski amendment is timely, targeted, and temporary, and it…

My question is about the steel industry. As the Senator knows, I, along with him, tried to stand up for American steel. So the Senator means to say if a steelmaker moves production overseas at a very minimal rate, and then ships steel…

Will the Senator agree that we are often chastised for ``Buy American'' amendments, but essentially what exists now is a ``Tax American'' situation, and the amendment of the Senator from North Dakota would remedy that situation.

We are going to adjourn this committee until February 5, when we are going to be holding another hearing on quality.

There are certain issues where depression sometimes appears when people find out they either have a problem.

In the economic stimulus package, along with a beginning investment in health IT, there are also additional resources to deal with the nursing shortage.

One of the keys to chronic management, Dr. Cassel would say, is aggressive testing.

Any pediatrician, any parent can call this toll-free number and make sure that that child gets the services that that child needs.

Narrowing the quality chasm will make it possible to bring the benefits of medical science and technology to all Americans in every community, and this in turn will mean less pain and suffering, less disability, greater longevity, and a…