"What does that come down to, Mr. Gaffigan?"
"We just destroy the damn stuff. We don't reprocess it the way the French do but we dig holes that cost lots of money."
"The problems with constructing a national interoperable public safety network are not new."
"I am deeply suspicious of what the Commission would do with broad authority to conduct incentive auctions."
"The French have a great saying: The more things change, the more they are the same."
"I can see that the insurance companies have been busy, and I can see they are looking forward to cutting a fat hog, which this bill will permit."
"I happen to believe that H.R. 371 would increase the opportunity for rascality, particularly due to lack of enforcement authority and oversight tools."
"It would be a wonderful opportunity for rascals and rascality."
"It is clear that one of the side effects of this bill will be a race to the bottom, and insurance companies will be huddling up in the states with the most lenient regulations."
"I tend to believe that repealing these protections would enable the insurance companies to discourage or prevent those suffering from cancer or other illness from entering their pool."
"Allowing such a reckless piece of legislation to move forward would be a race to the bottom--for our health care system and for our nation's health."
"Would you please provide this committee with a list of the Commission's decisions where the text of the decision was released more than 30 days after the Commission announced its decision?"