Bernie Sanders

I have a hard time understanding how you have put $2.2 trillion at risk without making those names available.

Some of us were very concerned about deregulation.

I find it absolutely extraordinary that...who did you lend the money to? What were the terms of those loans?

Should a financial institution that is being bailed out by taxpayers charge those taxpayers 25 or 30 percent interest rates?

Do you think that the repeal of Glass-Steagall was a tragic mistake?

Thank you Mr. Chairman for calling this hearing today which focuses on such an important issue for every Member of this Committee because we all have rural areas in our states and suffer similar but also unique challenges in providing care…

We should be a little bit embarrassed that some of the technologies that we created in this Country are now being aggressively used around the rest of the world.

This is not just an American crisis, this is an international crisis.

I think the evidence seems to suggest that if we do not act aggressively in cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions and reversing global warming, what we are going to look at are trillions of dollars of loss in the international economy…

I think one of the issues that we have to address is not just the cost of addressing the crisis of global warming, it is what is the cost, both monetarily, financially, as well as health-wise, of not addressing the issue.

For many years now, at least for the last 8 years, the rest of this planet has been wondering what the United States of America is doing.

Sure. Does my friend recall that for many years under President Bush, the Republican leadership told us how imperative it was to repeal the estate tax, which would cost this Nation $1 trillion over a 10-year period? Mr. President, $1…

I thank Chairman Baucus and his staff for working with us on what I believe are significant improvements to the original amendment Senator Grassley and I offered. This amendment has been cleared by both sides with a modification. This…

I fully concur with the idea of getting more people into the system, more people and more hours, especially for those who are still working.

What about Saturday hours, maybe even Sunday and evening hours? Does that make sense to people?

I think under President Obama we are going to make more progress, and it is imperative that we continue to work together.

Is there any reason now why a CBOC or a medical facility in any State in the country could not have extended hours other than budgetary issues?

We look forward to working with you on that.

I believe we need to increase accessibility of the VA to all types of veterans, including those with full-time jobs.

I believe that in the last 2 years, under Chairman Akaka's leadership, we have made some very, very significant changes.

We just passed last year, as you know, the most significant changes in GI education that we have had since World War II.

The DAV has a resolution from its membership urging VA to redouble its efforts to request adequate funding in future budgets.

I think we have to move forward to an automatic enrollment in VA for members of the Guard and Reserve.

We need to clearly, as you have heard, reform the claims system.

I think what we are really looking at is a revolution, which will eventually filter down to the medical schools as well.