"Well, in honesty in budgets, that is probably a proposal that is DOA when it gets here."
"I have been holding a number of hearings in my State to talk about the lack of healthcare providers that are out there, and there is a direct correlation with cost."
"I am delighted that you are going to be leading us as we head into a very important healthcare discussion and, hopefully, move legislation this year."
"We have got to educate people today for the jobs that are going to be out there."
"the Economic Recovery Plan, whose focus is on the EM sites, needs nationwide to reduce their footprint"
"This is an obligation, and I am looking for at least $6.5 billion in the fiscal year 2010 request when the details are finally announced."
"I am extremely concerned about some of our countries in Central and Eastern Europe who are seeing increasing financial instability."
"the efforts that have been made so far to strengthen our banks and unfreeze the credit markets and stabilize this housing market have really failed to generate any confidence with the American people ..."
"the American people have sort of lost faith in the leaders of our financial institutions, and they are skeptical that the Government has used taxpayer money wisely so far."
"I appreciate a budget that comes to us that addresses that, and at the same time says we have got to get our arms around some very critical issues--energy, health care, education--in order to make sur..."
"That's why science has to rule at the FDA. And with this decision on Plan B, they have now said politics trumps science."