Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"So no one here should pretend that we do not have a problem."

"I do not think anyone should put any blame. We had 13 years of inattention, but we have an opportunity today to take that first step toward solving this problem."

"This should concern everyone. There is no doubt about it. The question is can we afford it, and if we cannot, how do we solve this problem?"

"We need to spend every dollar critically, but at the end of the day, that is not going to solve our problem with this explosion of Medicaid costs."