CA Democratic debate

“Under your plan, which is voluntary, it creates incentives for people to buy, but still is voluntary. There would be around -- about 15 million people who would still not be covered. Now, why is your plan superior to hers?”

“...if you are satisfied, you're not one of the people who will necessarily, at this time, take advantage of what I'm offering. But if you are uninsured or underinsured, we will open the congressional health plan to you.”

“those who could afford it but don't wind up buying health insurance for one reason or another, they wind up getting sick, they go to an emergency room, all of us wind up paying for their health care. That's the biggest criticism that's been leveled at you”

“Senator Clinton, we remember in '93, when you were formulating your health care plan, it was done in secret.”

“The Republicans are going to call you "tax-and-spend" liberal Democrats, and that's a charge that's been effective in the past. How are you going to counter that charge?”

“Senator Clinton, your health care plan, it is estimated, will cost $110 billion annually. You want to tax the rich to pay for that, is that what you're saying?”

“What experience as a first lady qualifies you to be president of the United States?”

“...neither one of you have ever run a business. So, why should either of you be elected to be CEO of the country?”

“The Kennedy argued that the country is ready for a new generation of leaders, and they said Ba(...)”

“A lot of Democrats remember the eight years of the Clinton administration, a period of relative peace and prosperity, and they remember it fondly. Are they right?”

“Senator Obama says he wants all combat troops out within 16 months of his inauguration and you haven't offered a specific end date. Why shouldn't voters worry that your position could turn into an open-ended commitment?”

“I do think it is important for us to set a date.”

“Yes, we are withdrawing, and I personally believe that is the best message to send to the Iraqis. That they need to know that they have to get serious.”

“Before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, you could have voted for the Levin amendment which required President Bush to report to Congress about the U.N. inspection before taking military action. Why did you vote against that amendment?”

“any quick, overly quick withdrawal could undermine all of that and all of that progress would be for naught. What do you say when you'll hear that argument?”

“Senator Clinton, you always say, if you knew then what you know now, you wouldn't have voted like that. But why can't you just say right now that that vote was a mistake?”

“You know, it's not a function just of looking backwards, it's a function of looking forwards and how are we going to be making a series of decisions in a very dangerous world.”

“...the primary responsibility is for parents. And I reject the notion of censorship as an approach...”

“Senator Clinton, your husband has set off several firestorms in the last few weeks in early primary states...If your campaign can't control the former president now, what will it be like when you're in the White House?”