"I cannot condone the use of taxpayer dollars to defend a discriminatory law at any time."
"I sometimes think maybe we would be better having us stay home and work with our constituents and solve their problems."
"It seems to me certainly based upon what is happening around the country... that the Congress of the United States... was mandated or made a decision to intervene against the path of history."
"It will be impossible to avoid significant employee furloughs requiring a reduction in air travel to a level that can be safely managed by the remaining staff and causing delays and disruptions across..."
"An important component of health reform is the requirement that insurers provide free preventive services to women."
"I understand that the fiscal climate may make it difficult to fund disease-specific programs at the levels we might seek."
"I had hoped that the Administration would abandon its consolidation plan, particularly after Congress rejected the idea last year."
"I would increase it because not only is it the global leader in innovative life-saving biomedical research..."
"I am so dismayed that the budget request proposes level funding. I understand we are in a difficult fiscal climate, but NIH research saves lives, creates jobs, makes us more competitive."
"I think it is imperative that we provide the NIH with a minimum of $32 billion, and then we could solve so many of the other problems."
"But we do not have any good studies as to adverse reactions."
"I was pleased to see increased funding levels for cybersecurity in the fiscal year 2013 budget."