Political Quotes

“I am against the rule and the underlying bill. It is a little Christmas tree of unnecessary earmarks, billions and billions of dollars of the American people's taxpayer money. But you know the one thing that is not in there? Full funding for our Nation's physicians. It is a travesty. In fact, there is a pay cut. The very people who helped get us through the pandemic, and this is how we thank them. Shortages, burnout, low morale, retirements; I wonder why? The American people should know what Washington is doing to America's physicians and subsequently what is happening to the American people's access to quality medical care. Washington, D.C., needs to wake up and reform the way that we fund our healthcare plans, both Medicare and Medicaid, and make sure the very people that are taking care of the American people are properly compensated for the years and years of training and expertise that is necessary to provide quality care in this country. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I love my friends on the other side of the aisle. They complain they are going to vote ``no,'' and then they are going to go home and do press conferences announcing all the Members' projects that they got, but that is what we have come to expect from my Republican friends here in the House. They don't want to come to the table. They don't want to be constructive. They are just no, no, no, no on everything.…”