"The stated objective of health care reform, the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, call it what you will, was to do two things."
"EPA officials are now saying that the Buffalo River will be swimmable in the next 12 months."
"Now we are seeing Buffalo go through a major economic renaissance."
"It has really created a new economy in Buffalo, and it is a very, very important program."
"I just wanted to urge the subcommittee to consider the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative."
"Without this tax credit, developers would not have the wherewithal or the confidence to undertake these important restorations."
"Because of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative over the last 10 years, we have removed 67,000 semi-truckloads of toxic waste from the bottom of the Buffalo River."
"You know, the good thing about the economy is, you know policy either works or it does not. It is not ideological; it is arithmetical."
"The literature since 9/11 has clearly established that the New York City Police Department counterterrorism intelligence is probably the most effective in all the world."
"You are 3,000 times more likely to be killed by an American with a gun than a terrorist."
"There are almost 200,000 civilians in the six U.N. peacekeeping bases and many of them would not be alive today if not for the U.N.'s presence."