"I know you haven't been in your current position but a couple weeks. I will tell you, I'm still troubled about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission having the final say here."
"I think the American people have a right to this, as long as steps are taken to protect our national security and our nation's wellbeing."
"I believe you're going to be confirmed. You're certainly going to have my support."
"I know of no member of this Committee--neither a Democrat or a Republican--who would ever want to get in the way of one of those ongoing investigations and prosecutions."
"What Claude Pepper suggested on a number of occasions is starting a model so that people on a voluntary basis could start putting aside money for private, long-term care coverage."
"Both political parties have been right. Democrats have been right about the idea that you cannot fix this system unless you expand coverage."
"You can't turn it all over to the government. You can't just have a government-run operation."
"What has been so troubling about the discussions in the past is you see volumes and volumes written on everything except long-term care."
"There is a group of people who don't complain at all about their health coverage in this country and that's Members of Congress."
"Finding this right niche on the public and private side is going to be key."
"Could I ask one other question, Mr. Chairman? How would you three propose paying for it?"