Bernie Sanders

Yes, we do pick winners and losers, and probably the great winner in terms of Federal subsidies is not only the nuclear industry, but the fossil fuel industry as well.

The U.S. Government has picked as one of its winners a very, very risky industry called nuclear power

I happen to believe that global warming is very real. I think it is causing enormous problems to our planet today.

This is an issue that this committee is going to stay on because I think it's an issue of enormous importance that does not get the kind of discussion and attention that it deserves.

The Special Care Dentistry Act because it focuses funding for the true vulnerable in the country, the aged, blind and disabled adult

I think everyone would admit that. The rates are too low.

My understanding is, and somebody correct me if I'm wrong, that just about 20 percent of dentists in this country will treat people with Medicaid.

Senator Bingaman, without taking your time, I would also point out that in Vermont we now have four school-based clinics where we have chairs in schools, in the schools, not mobile clinics, and they're working phenomenally well.

If you create a practitioner who only treats diseased teeth, you're missing a great big piece of that picture.

The Minnesota Dental Association, and the American Dental Association for that matter, have been staunchly opposed to mid-level providers.

We have a crisis in this country, that we have millions of people who don't get to a dentist when they should.

Thank you Senator Sanders, Senator Paul, and members of the subcommittee for holding this hearing today.

We said in those 5 years, how has the situation improved, has it improved at all, and how can we improve access and improve the delivery systems?

We should be aware that a major cause of children's absenteeism from school is dental pain, toothaches.

It is also important to talk about dental care and the great crisis that we have in this country

The people who need the services the most are the ones who get them the least

It's beyond the capacity of dentists who often practice all by themselves with the help of a single or two dental hygienists

We need to expand Medicaid and other dental insurance coverage.

I think your testimony was great. We're going to shine a spotlight on an issue that is not talked about, and we're going to do our best to solve this problem.

We're proud of what we've done in SCHIP, and we're proud of new innovations and new models

Only 20 percent of the Nation's practicing dentists provide care to people with Medicaid.

We talk a whole lot about the health care crisis in America and the 50 million people who have no health insurance

We have a long way to go, and I look forward to listening to the testimony today for the best ideas on how we can move ahead

If we are going to address the dental crisis in this country, in my view Congress is going to have to act, and it's going to have to act boldly.

Well, the Senator is absolutely right. Everybody understands that if you are in business, if you are in wind or in solar, you have to be planning for the future. And if you do not believe or you are uncertain about whether these tax…