Political Quotes

“speaking first to amendment No. 341, a principal challenge in our society today is how do we create better jobs with better benefits for working families. There are some industries that clearly have done that. Those include the energy industry and, by extension, the low cost energy being produced domestically that in turn is creating new manufacturing jobs. To further this process, I will first point out that over 85 percent of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf is closed off to energy exploration and production. Opening the American OCS, as it is called, will provide hundreds of thousands of jobs and increase our national security by increasing our energy security. My amendment encourages the security and these jobs by opening up America's Outer Continental Shelf to energy exploration and production. Amendment No. 539. I am a doctor. I have been working in the public hospital system of Louisiana for the last 25 years caring for the uninsured. I am so aware of the importance of safety-net programs such as Medicaid. I point out, though, that Medicaid is a broken program--so broken that it is bankrupting State governments and contributing to our runaway national debt. The question is how do we preserve this important program but, at the same time, also preserve the financial integrity of our State government, of our Federal Government, and, if you will, ultimately the pocketbook of the taxpayer.…”