You mean we allow the States to have different standards for people?
only one out of four poor children in this country is covered.
If I can get one other question here, the inflated figure he uses, this huge number, God, it just blows your socks off.
So you have got to be careful where you are poor is what you are saying.
I think that term 'welfare' is what is very misleading.
Hopefully today you will be, and we will be able to get to the bottom of this and make sure together that our seniors are cared for properly...
We just wanted to know on behalf of the seniors what the truth was. And we couldn't get it.
The fact that you support these cuts, it is amazing to me.
I do take issue with some of the comments made as far as this being a political witch hunt.
I think you gentlemen understand what you are being made part of today.
AARP, you are not suggesting, I hope, that the half trillion dollars in Medicare cuts that will jeopardize seniors' access to health care is...
We can demonize this, but, you know, really what it boiled down to is a Representative in Florida who represents a lot of seniors.
I was very puzzled, to be honest with you, sir, as to why AARP would support a $200 million cut to Medicare Advantage.
Any increase in gasoline prices impacts our economy.
Thank you for this opportunity to share with you the National Hydropower Association's perspective on S. 629 and S. 630.
I would also like to acknowledge Senator Maria Cantwell, who is my Senator from the 'other Washington'.
It is unfortunate that the threat of $4 or $5 gasoline has to be the impetus for this conversation.
These listings have resulted in policies that require Federal approval of literally every human activity involving water and salmon.
