"The idea that that would be a bar to coverage, that that would prevent a woman from getting the kind of health care coverage that she should have a right to expect, is really horrific."
"One was 2701, prohibiting insurance rating based upon gender, which of course leads to bad outcomes for women across the board."
"Fortunately, when we pass national health reform we will begin a new era in women's health."
"This ridiculous practice of charging women more for health insurance sends a message that we don't want women to receive prenatal services and high quality maternity care."
"Access to contraception is a fundamental right of adult Americans."
"the defeat of these amendments indicates the intent to implement by stealth what cannot be openly passed by vote."
"In Senator Casey's State of Pennsylvania, what they've shown, what they've found, is with the public disclosure of those rates it puts pressure on hospitals to do a better job."
"I absolutely believe that Iran obviously is pursuing a nuclear weapon and that is absolutely unacceptable."
"It sends a very powerful message to the Iranian regime and to the world that the U.S. Congress is united on this."
"I think the most important thing is I think we have a better chance of getting broad-based sanctions, broad-based economic and political pressure because we demonstrated that we have made every effort..."
"We need a strong AID, and one of the things we need is an AID administrator sooner rather than later."
"Isn't it true in this quadrennial review, we want development sitting alongside of diplomacy, but not subservient to diplomacy."