Frank Pallone actually said...

"Thank you, Chairwoman Eshoo, and thanks for emphasizing the bipartisan nature of the bills, because we have approached this in a bipartisan way in the past and will continue to."

"I mean, the concern that I have, obviously, is that, if Congress fails to act and the territories go over the Medicaid fiscal cliff, the consequences are devastating."

"I just don't want to do this. I don't want to keep kicking this can down the road because the way we do this Medicaid in the territories is fundamentally broken, and now is the time to fix it."

"We have to stop these short-term fixes and look for a permanent solution."