Political Quotes

“once again the targeted budget blueprint before us today is not about cutting Medicare or Medicaid. It doesn't deal with Medicare or Medicaid. It deals with securing the border, strengthening the military, facilitating the energy independence of our country and taking the initial steps to put our fiscal house in order. While the Finance Committee does have a $1 million deficit decreasing instruction, this is not a tax bill nor a healthcare reform bill, and the claims that we have heard continuously tonight, to me, seem just to be the politics of fear in the face of trying to deal with our Nation's critical issues. To meet this instruction, the Finance Committee will reverse a Biden administration nursing home rule that would increase taxpayer cost by billions, jeopardize patient access to long-term care, especially in our already underserved rural communities. I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment today, as it is not relevant to the Finance Committee's instruction. Vote on Amendment No. 407 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on the adoption of the amendment.”