Ed Markey: “what we have going on here tonight is a huge con game. That is what the Republicans are playing on the American public.…”

“what we have going on here tonight is a huge con game. That is what the Republicans are playing on the American public. A re-con-ciliation game. What they do, these Republicans, is they cut the money from Medicaid. Sixty percent of all seniors are on Medicaid in nursing homes. One third of all babies born in the United States are born on Medicaid. They are cutting student loans. They are cutting money from food stamps for poor people. They tell us they want to reduce the deficit. But, no, their money goes over to the ``ways and means'' Republicans who are giving a $50 billion tax break to the wealthiest Americans. Fifty-three percent of the dividends of the capital gains breaks go to the fat cat Republicans. And then because they are not happy with that, they borrow another $7 billion for more tax breaks, increasing the deficit, which will bring them back here next year with crocodile tears about how much they care about the deficit, which will bring them back to the poor people, seniors in nursing homes, one third of all babies, student loans, for more tax breaks to give away to the wealthiest in America. It is a re-con-ciliation game they are playing. They do not care about the deficit.…”