Political Quotes

“If the gentleman would yield, I think you point exactly to what the problem is: that rather than our seniors facing their older age with some degree of certainty about being able to meet their health care needs, instead we throw them out to the wolves. This plan would throw them out to the wolves. And I know that's why the gentleman from New York and this gentlewoman from Maryland and all across, frankly, our Democratic Caucus we stand very firmly united behind protecting Medicare benefits from those kinds of cuts and, really, from demolishing the program. After all, can you imagine that if you were--I just turned 53. And that for those of us who were under age 55, that we would have to, starting now, dig into our pockets, saving up to $6,000 a year so that we could actually pay for costs. That would mean that between now and the time of my retirement, I would have to save up to almost $200,000 to be able to meet those costs. And this at an age when I should be thinking about how I have saved up to this point to have a more comfortable retirement. Well, that's the predicament that the Ryan budget that was passed by the majority in this Congress in April, that would be the result.…”