Bill Pascrell actually said...

"I want to avoid those flaws."

"So, chronic disease is at the very heart? If we don't address that, we're not really going to get to meaningful health reform."

"I firmly believe that we must have a minimum set of benefits to make our promise to cover even the sickest individuals."

"It is like almost taking bargaining rights away from cops and firefighters. That would be pretty stupid, it would seem to me."