Chellie Pingree actually said...

"Thank you for your testimony, which was very interesting."

"Our Representatives in Congress need our help in resisting the financial and political power of the insurance lobby."

"we need the Federal Government to step in and level the playing field and help out states like ours."

"I am pleased that President Obama is practicing truth in budgeting, particularly when it comes to the cost of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the increasing transparency in our budget process."