"So on that committee in the last four years we have made that a priority, and we have literally quadrupled Alzheimer's research funding, going from $500 million to about $2.4 billion."
"That is why I would also urge you, while we do this research, to look at these fundamental safety programs."
"I would remind you of the last time we did this, in 1983, Ronald Reagan was President, Tip O'Neill was our Speaker. They worked together."
"It disappoints me. It doesn't surprise me."
"The real elephant in the room is the thing that nobody wants to talk about: What are you going to do to either sustain or, you know, reform Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid?"
"we have to see results for investments of this size. You have to use these dollars wisely."
"we need to use all the techniques at our disposal. Land management is certainly one of them."
"I just wanted to do that. Because the budget looks pretty good to me, broadly speaking."
"Let's get that deal first before we worry about the next one."
"Things are better because they had a budget, they could plan."
"I look forward to working with you in your leadership."
"I want us to be able to find areas that we agree."