Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes. I strongly oppose this legislation as presently structured and urge its defeat. There's no question that we must extend the payroll tax breaks, which puts money in the hands of most Americans so they can spend it and get our economy moving. We must make sure that unemployed people have the insurance so that they have a lifeline so they can pay their bills while they're looking for jobs. We have to keep our promises to those under Medicare to allow physicians to be adequately reimbursed. But the price that the Republicans are imposing through this legislation is simply unacceptable. It contains dangerous poison pills, a series of riders and legislative provisions that could never pass the Senate or be signed by the President. The Republicans are trying to cram them through the back door by holding this bill hostage. Now, doesn't that sound familiar, Republicans holding things hostage? It's what they did when we had to raise the debt ceiling or default on our debts, and they held that bill hostage to try to get some of their demands. The provisions to pay for the Medicare reimbursement for doctors would cause 170,000 people who are now covered to be uninsured. We'd increase the already high out-of-pocket cost for Medicare beneficiaries, and subject a full quarter of Medicare beneficiaries to significantly higher premiums.…”