"The Nation needs what has been started in Minnesota and a number of other States."
"We all know that nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system."
"I remember doing that with my dad many times. Reaching into a car and trying to get him into a wheelchair was extremely difficult."
"One of the challenges we're hearing about is the training of the nurses with the use of all that kind of equipment."
"We're going to leave the committee record open for the next 7 days for all committee members to be able to add their statements and to ask questions of all of our witnesses."
"I am told there is a list available somewhere in the administration of the barriers that exist."
"We know that many people want to retire in the communities where they have raised their children."
"Last year, the administration launched the Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities."
"I am glad to see you as well. Sorry for the pause and I appreciate both of you waiting for us."
"In last year's funding we provided to HUD for the Sustainable Communities Initiative, the administration has worked to clarify the roles that each agency is going to play in this partnership."
"The idea of a sustainable or livable community sometimes doesn't resonate in some of our smaller or rural communities."