Dan Fogleman Quotations

We believe that the health care challenges facing our country are a national challenge that require national solutions.

Working families across America are struggling with the rising cost of health care. Wal-Mart is providing solutions.

Women's health is a priority for Wal-Mart. There's a lot of broader considerations, but it's something we're giving a lot of thought to.

Women's health is a high priority issue for Wal-Mart, and we are currently giving this issue a lot of thought.

Women's health is a high priority for Wal-Mart, so clearly there are broader considerations, and we are giving this a lot of thought.

We did receive a letter and we will certainly comply.

If it is the law, we will obviously comply. We already do in Massachusetts and Illinois.

We are pausing and evaluating the situation thoroughly at this point.

Wal-Mart ... regrets any inconvenience to our customers.

Wal-Mart expects our pharmacists to comply with all aspects of company policy and the law. Those that don't are subject to discipline, up to and including termination.

The reality of retail is that the busiest times are evenings and weekends in this market. We're trying to develop an optimal schedule that would best serve our customers. In order to ensure there are appropriate number of employees to serve those customers, we're asking associates that work daytime schedules to be more flexible.

Both the U.S. Chamber and the Maryland Chamber of Commerce have called into question the validity of the bill under ERISA. I'm sure that is something our attorneys are looking into as we decide our course of action.

We will be receiving local incentives in a very small number of these projects.

We don't release individual store counts for full-time and part-time. The majority of Wal-Mart jobs are full-time.

We try to understand the demographics of the communities that we serve, so we can better serve the needs and expectations of the shopper.

We are an economic engine. Wal-Mart is good for the communities we serve.

Employee benefit plans are regulated by federal law, not by the states.

It's a numbers game. This isn't about just one company. This is about a health care crisis in America. We're doing what we can to try and make coverage affordable.

If you look at who offers insurance, it's fairly uncommon to offer benefits to part-time employees.

Clearly women's health is a high priority for Wal-Mart. We are actively thinking through the issue.

Certainly the number is more than we would like it to be.

All I can tell you is, we are cooperating with the police department in their investigation.

The consumer becomes more aware of the cost of their medical care. It's not just $20 (for a co-pay) to go to a doctor. You understand that it may cost $100 to $120 to go to that doctor. Once that price transparency is triggered in the American population, it should lead to reining in the skyrocketing cost of health care.