"Just let me indicate my sadness at having witnesses come before us today, testifying in a way that can leave no doubt that they do not believe in the right to collectively bargain at all."
"The right to organize and join a union means the right to operate that union."
"Gentlemen, let me suggest to you that unions subsidize, subsidize the Federal Government through the duties they carry out as a consequence of achieving the right to organize."
"It is important for Congress and agencies to carefully evaluate and balance the potential impact before imposing new requirements on small governments."
"Yet we know that regulations are necessary to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the American public."
"As I have said in the past, I fully support a comprehensive review of regulations to ensure that they are effective and efficient."
"Medicaid is a vital program that serves the most vulnerable Americans in this country."
"I am concerned about the shifting to States with regard to our seniors."
"I want to do everything in my power to protect my constituents who are suffering every day."
"We need to... protect consumers, because we can do it and we can do it effectively and efficiently."
"Some kind of way we got to get there. Because, you know what? Because you are going to always have--I live in the inner, inner, inner-city of Baltimore, so I see it every day."
"I want us to have high standards. I want us to set a model for the world. We are--this is the United States of America, and we are better than that."