"the hiring freeze and the impact that it's going to have on the ability of the agency to function at a high level and to meet the needs of the populations that it serves is obviously at stake here."
"you impose this draconian hiring freeze when you have thousands and thousands of positions that are open, and that's going to aggravate a situation in which the agency can't deliver at the level that ..."
"obviously, a hiring freeze and other kind of resource restrictions on the VA that are imprudent can have an impact"
"I think that might give us some additional context and perspective on the potential impact that this freeze is going to have going forward."
"I authored, in the last Congress on a bipartisan basis, a bill that would encourage and provide resources to the Department of Energy..."
"I would rather see an outcome that would be achieved with more innovation at that level, working with our private-sector friends."
"What are some of the pieces of the Affordable Care Act that you think we ought to keep in place?"
"But generally speaking this idea of trying to reduce the exposure that our seniors have to the prescription drug costs which the ACA addressed through this effort to close the donut hole, is that some..."
"I think the effectiveness has been significant in terms of enhancing care and there is actually savings as well."
"I think there is a recognition by the experts that there is many, many pieces of the Affordable Care Act that it would be regrettable to leave behind."
"it is unfortunate that our Republican colleagues seem to want to take parts of the Medicaid program that really do represent innovation and flexibility"
"We promised to rebuild and strengthen the decimated health system in West Africa, and America's word is its bond."