"It is the fact that a child with appendicitis is five times more likely to die without health insurance, than if he or she was covered."
"I particularly want to thank the chairman for holding these hearings that are clearly of importance to all of us in the National Capital Region, especially those who live in the District of Columbia."
"If you could get it back to the committee for the record, that would be very helpful because we need to look at the scope of the problem."
"I had an experience locally, here at the Lorton Prisonsite that was transferred to Fairfax County."
"It sounds to me like this may be one of those areas that needs to be clarified in the law."
"I respect the Federal Reserve's various efforts to stabilize the current crisis."
"There is, however, one critical area in which I believe the Fed has failed to act--the municipal bond market."
"Chairman Bernanke, would you agree that the municipal credit market is still in distress?"
"I would hope that this committee would act to intervene to help municipalities in a time of need."
"The Social Darwinism espoused there would basically throw municipalities and States in the United States into the ditch."
"If we do not want to see this economy contract further, we need to help municipalities and States access credit."
"The future of the Post Office is at stake."