"I don't have the same confidence that the President has that he can continue to run trillion dollar deficits every year for another 4 years and there is no effect on the larger economy."
"Let us set aside for a moment the question of whether it makes sense to borrow $2 trillion from foreign nations to pay for a new entitlement when current Medicare and Medicaid programs are in trouble."
"I am going to tell you, in health care you don't get something for nothing. There is always a cost, and someone always pays it."
"So when he gives a figure of tens of millions of people who are unable to get insurance for a preexisting condition, that number is probably a little bit overstated; is it not?"
"Can you imagine if a Republican president pushed through a law that kicked 500,000 children off their health insurance?"
"Right now, we have real difficulty in the State of Texas because a lot of providers are not opening their doors to Medicare or Medicaid patients."
"Instead of encouraging growth, this tax creates a disincentive for employers to grow their workforce."
"I just pray that 10 years from now another Congress is not having another hearing over the same sorts of failures."
"The new law is essentially penalizing job creation."
"Individuals who will not only be affected directly by new taxes, but also indirectly as employers are forced to lower wages."
"We need to know who at Department of Energy was held accountable. Who lost their job?"