Political Quotes

“Even the ranking member said earlier today-- let's roll back the film--there is a nursing shortage. There is a nursing shortage in our country. While the rule may be well-intentioned and it makes you feel good, the nurses aren't there. They can't just come out of the middle of nowhere. They just can't. I would love for there to be more nurses. We could open up more beds at our hospitals and take care of more patients. They are not there. They are not there, and this is where the Democrats are just so out of touch. I get that it makes them feel great. I am happy, but when reality strikes, it is hard. We don't have the nurses. Then you mandate these nursing homes to have nurses that they don't have, so guess what? They close. Now, where are your parents going to stay? Where are your grandparents going to stay? Nowhere. It is absolutely out of mind that this is being proposed because CMS is absolutely out of touch with reality for the day. Mr. Chairman, I ask my colleagues to vote for this amendment. It actually makes sense where the rule does not, and I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment, and I would just say to the gentleman that if you really cared about the nursing shortage-- and we have a serious nursing shortage--there wouldn't be this $20 million cut that is there. There wouldn't be less pay for nurses. There wouldn't be the cutting of the programs that recruit and train nurses.…”