John Shimkus actually said...

"Chairman Pallone was most angry about the donut hole provisions which we placed in there for budgetary--to make the numbers work."

"We wrestled with how to get Medicare. In fact, a lot of conservative Republicans got beat up quite a bit on this because we expanded in essence an entitlement."

"Hon. John Shimkus, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement."

"Speaker Pelosi often says, 'show me your budget, and I will show you our values,' and I think that is true."