04/28/2009
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"the savings under the Affordable Care Act were spent to fund--from Medicare were spent and are projected to be spent over time to fund the Affordable Care Act."
"I believe we were in a position to move forward with this nomination, you know, rapidly."
"the money that was saved by reducing provider payments in Medicare was used to fund the new Affordable Care Act and cannot, therefore, simultaneously be used to fund Medicare."
"One of the bedrock legal principles of immigration is that those coming to America should not be reliant on federal assistance."