Political Quotes

“I consider H.R. 2425 to be the latest and most blatant act of legislative terrorism aimed straight at our Nation's older Americans. Older Americans are being held captive by the Republican Medicare proposal. Mr. Speaker, when I say captive, I really mean captive. That was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt Wednesday morning when the chairman of the Commerce Committee had 13 senior citizens handcuffed and taken off to jail simply for trying to voice their concern about the Republican draconian cuts. Mr. Speaker, I will never forget the words of a 90-year-old senior citizen who, while being placed in a police paddy wagon, looked at me and said, ``If I had to do it all over again, I would.'' I ask my Republican colleagues, when will they cease waging generational guerrilla warfare against the elderly and the disabled in this Nation? I yield back the balance of my time.”