"I want to thank you for your Department's outreach efforts."
"Can you say a word about what the Affordable Care Act does for people with insurance in terms of preexisting conditions and job lock?"
"What has happened to the growth in healthcare costs since the passage of ACA?"
"I think the other thing in terms of job creation as I said with the Medicaid numbers, what we see is increased jobs because of some of the changes."
"I think is not looking at the positive effect that the Affordable Care Act has."
"We must do better, and we can. We cannot stand by while these alarming disparities and destructive cycles persist generation after generation."
"We have a unique moment, a bipartisan momentum for true, I mean, true reform, and it is ours to seize."
"My time in prison reaffirmed my belief that the only way Congress can improve public safety while reducing costs is to reform Federal sentencing laws, especially mandatory minimum sentences."
"The State Justice Act just introduced by Representatives Sensenbrenner and Bobby Scott is a good example of legislation that would reduce the flow of inmates in a responsible way."
"So while some people absolutely deserve prison time, our goal should be to give them as little as necessary to accomplish the purposes of sentencing."
"It must also take into account the racial disparities that plague our system and how young people, women, and other populations are uniquely affected."
"I commend the President for his actions yesterday to commute the sentences of 46 drug offenders whose punishments did not match the crimes committed."