"We have to keep pushing that out to make sure that the States are responding appropriately and have proper guidance from CMS."
"on balance, these are programs that are absolutely essential for us to deal with this crisis."
"no matter who you are, no matter where you live, you should have access to quality affordable health care in this country."
"If you're looking for the worst absolute place for an oil disaster to occur, it would be the Straits of Mackinac."
"the primary responsibility for cleanup is the company that is operating the pipeline or the spill incident."
"I think it's fair to say that you will not find a more sensitive area anywhere in the United States of America than the Straits of Mackinac."
"Well, that's good. I appreciate that. We definitely need to continue to move forward on that."
"I appreciate the testimony from all three of you."
"An oil spill in the Great Lakes would be absolutely catastrophic for our environment and for our economy."
"But I want to get back to the damage that was done."
"we don't ever want to get to the point where we have to clean up."