Political Quotes

“If I might interrupt you for just a moment, Mr. Scott. You are into an issue, an area that is profoundly important to the seniors of America. The discussion last year as this bill was passing was that somehow this piece of legislation would harm seniors by taking away Medicare benefits. It was not true last year. It is not true this year. However, if our Republican colleagues are successful in repealing it, they, the seniors, will be seriously harmed. I want to make this point very, very clear and ask my colleagues to join us perhaps from their own personal experience in their districts. This legislation actually extends the solvency of Medicare by reining in the costs and by giving seniors specific pre-illness care so that they will be able to get preventative care free, free annual checkups. They can't get it today, but under this legislation seniors can get free annual checkups, which reduces the cost, because you get to the illness quicker.”