Barbara Boxer: “I just happen to believe it is the case. I do not think anyone intends to hurt a child. To hurt a child with spina…”

“I just happen to believe it is the case. I do not think anyone intends to hurt a child. To hurt a child with spina bifida, to hurt a child in a wheelchair, to hurt a senior citizen who depends on others in nursing homes--no one would ever want to hurt those people. I just happen to believe that is the outcome. I am not alone in this. I am going to talk a little bit about who on the Republican side of the aisle would like to add even more back than Senators Graham, Kennedy, Dorgan, and I are adding back. So when I say I think this Republican budget, in terms of its Medicare cuts--I call them excessive cuts--walks away from kids, I do not mean it to hurt any Senators. I am saying it because I think in pragmatic terms it is going to hurt kids and people who are quite vulnerable.”