Anna Eshoo: “we have all not only been taught but tried to abide by something, part of the Ten Commandments, honor thy father and thy…”

“we have all not only been taught but tried to abide by something, part of the Ten Commandments, honor thy father and thy mother. I think more than anything else this evening, that is really what we are talking about, honoring our fathers and our mothers, our grandfathers and our grandmothers, the seniors, the elders of our Nation that are part of our Nation's family. It is not just my mother and father, and it is not just yours. It is collectively those that have built the country and handed it over to a new generation. I do not believe that the process in this House for this bill is anything for the Members of Congress to be proud of, because if you do not honor those that represent the mothers and fathers of this country, it is a singular disgrace. So I start with that process. And I do not believe my friends, whom I have worked with day in and day out on the other side, tonight in their heart of hearts can be proud of that. It is dark. It is bad. It is wrong. And it has set a very bad tone for this bill. We love Medicare on this side. You cannot drive a wedge between us and Medicare. If this were prescription drugs only, it would sail through the House. But that is the loss leader on this. This is about rewriting the contract between our mothers and fathers and our Nation. We object. We do not think it should be parceled out. My grandparents never said God bless the insurance companies. They said God bless America. Vote against this bill.”