"The only other great hope we have is that the Senate will rise up in unity to support the Homes for Heroes Act of 2009."
"We urge this distinguished committee to adopt the language in H.R. 2735 on this issue, and authorize a change in the law."
"I would hesitate to say that the most critical needs aren't addressed."
"I believe that through this health care debate we have to be as concerned about expansion of coverage as we are about access to care."
"Everyone would pay more for health insurance because the mandated plan that one would purchase under the health exchange is so large that it would be very, very expensive."
"I think the expansion of Medicaid is a flunk to what the President suggested, and that's quality and access have to be linked."
"Did your staff find specific cases where people had been denied access because of domestic violence?"
"Unfortunately, the bills in front of Congress right now, the House Democrats' bill, the two bills in the Senate, are anti-woman, anti-man, and anti-American."
"I want to thank you and Senator Mikulski for chairing this hearing this morning."
"I think we'll agree to disagree, based upon how I read the letter."
"If you want to have true reform then you've got to reform all aspects."