Dan Kildee actually said...

"The focus of my remarks this morning will be on one particular set of issues, and it has to do with the Federal Government's role in the health, the fiscal and social and economic health of America's ..."

"I think we need to have a debate in this country about what is the Federal responsibility to sustain a lifestyle in many areas that is not sustainable."

"I do not think the divide in this country--and other people are saying that more recently--I do not think it is Conservative/Liberal; I do not think it is Republican/Democrat; I think it is urban/rura..."

"There is nothing they could do to stop those external trends from having a devastating impact on their community."