"the Congress agreed, the President signed off on, that we would have this mechanism that would reduce spending by $2.1 trillion."
"I hope we could all be working together right now to make sure Obamacare is implemented in the best way possible."
"We agree--we agree--we need to address this significant part of our Federal spending."
"I just believe we owe it to the American people to come together around some solutions that help our economy grow."
"I do not think that is a good solution and we do not want anybody, including Tea Party Republicans, to push us into a crisis."
"I truly hope--truly hope--we can move forward with going to conference and working together."
"Actuaries estimate the monthly premiums in New York's individual market after the health care law is in effect will still be 37 percent higher than the national average."
"If left unchanged, the President's health care law could deal a devastating blow to the Federal budget."
"There is, quote, 'no discernible impact of this legislation' on aggregate health care spending trends."
"The Affordable Care Act has done a number of things very positive."
"we are not going to repeal the Affordable Care Act and we should not repeal the Affordable Care Act."
"We are not going to repeal the Affordable Care Act, because if we did, we would be saying to all of those kids, hey, you are back at the mercy of this heartless preexisting insurance company practice ..."