Apparently she’s the only one who is happy with this bill,

The existing program, as it has been developed in the last 70 years, provides a stable monthly income that has prevented seniors, almost 50 percent from falling into poverty. I don’t think we want to...

We need to ensure that our voice is heard in the process because obviously we do have different views and we can’t always accept fait d’ accompli positions when they clearly don’t reflect the view...

He strikes me as being very disciplined, … I thought he clearly was one that really gives strong preference for what the law and precedent is. I mean, he talked about that a lot, that...

Clearly the understanding is explicit that the package remain at 350 [billion dollars] … Our voices have clearly been heard at every level.

I find it regrettable that there are those who are trying to resurrect a filibuster even as there is clearly nothing in the record that constitutes extraordinary circumstances.

Our patience is running thin.

That’s an important statement to make, and I think that certainly has to get out there because I think it is still — there is a lot of fear among seniors,

At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.

There is only one reason for that change, and it is to punish people.

I think that the issue here is a fundamental fairness in having a hearing so that these issues can be explored and concerns can be raised,

The administration has obviously gotten the message that they need to be more forthcoming.

More mouthpieces doesn’t guarantee diversity and localism and competition, … Diversity of ownership does.

I think we have to look at, you know, many issues. And first of all, we have to reach a consensus on the level of urgency and the magnitude of the problem before we develop...

Indeed, we must foster cost-saving competition. And that means joining the marketplace of other industrialized countries – not just for the manufacturers who sell drugs, but for consumers as well.

These initial findings are troubling and the committee … will continue with its own investigation of the STAR program to get at the truth and inform Congress for the future.

needed to offer a personal, passionate and sincere renunciation of racism and segregation in all its forms, and he did that.

Congress has a right and a need to know what this proposed deal would mean for terminal operations and security at our ports. Even if they come later than we would have liked, we must...

Manufacturers and sellers acting within the law should not be held responsible for the actions of criminals who misuse their products.

We want to avoid creating this sort of inevitability that it’s an all-or-nothing proposition that leads us down the path of a dead-end street. This package really does reflect, I believe, the more cautionary approach.