Political Quotes

“Thank you very much for reminding everybody, first of all, that Medicare is the government program of health care for older Americans. It is not just a made-up story that sometimes people come up to us and say, Keep government hands off my Medicare. Well, we have to remind people that this is a 100 percent government program. And thank God for Medicare, because so many people, that is the only insurance they have. And I have to tell you, a lot of people come into my office every week and saying, I can't wait. I can't wait for my 65th birthday so that I can finally get the insurance and the care that I need. I am also, as I said, going to talk about how this bill even helps people age 50 to 65 with their health care problems. But right now, I want to introduce somebody who knows a bit about insurance, who knows a bit about health care, and knows a bit about what seniors in this country, what Americans in this country need when it comes to health care. He is a new Member, but he is not new to this issue, and he is not new to advocacy for all good things for consumers and for the seniors, and that is John Garamendi, my colleague from California.”