Dan Kildee actually said...

"I want to commend, Mr. Liesemer. This is hard work negotiating these things."

"I appreciate, first of all, your work on this Committee. You indicate that this Committee can do bipartisan work."

"It is not always easy, but with that knowledge and that determination and that patience we can resolve these things."

"the first wave of thanks came to me from the young people and their parents who were being carried up to age 26."