"The President gave them that leeway. A lot of the problem that we have in the law is because of things that happened when we were trying to pass it."
"This week House Republicans are threatening to shut down, shut down the entire Government unless the Affordable Act is completely de-funded."
"Everyone knows what this hearing is really about: trying to end Obamacare."
"There is a systematic effort by some Republican officials to obstruct implementation of the Affordable Care Act."
"What happens to the people in your States who are sick and cannot get care?"
"As I conclude, the truth is that nobody really believes today's hearing was intended to help make the Affordable Care Act work better."
"Republicans want to eliminate health coverage for tens of millions of Americans, return the keys to the insurance companies, and go back to the days of discrimination against people like Ms. Laury wit..."
"This is intimidation and another effort to sabotage."
"In fact, this report is about the hourly, not the salaried, and you are going to see that when we have this discussion."
"I want to thank the ranking member for his courtesy."
"I want to thank you for convening what common sense would suggest will be the capstone on this committee's five-hearing inquiry into GM's decision making on Delphi pensions."