Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Republican leader is recognized. Health Care Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, well, it has come down to a few wavering votes. That is what this year-long debate has come to: a handful of Democrats had been holding out to see the final bill. Now we have it. Anyone who was waiting to see what the final bill meant for government spending should vote no, because this bill spends even more. Anyone waiting to see what the final bill meant for Medicare should vote no, because the Medicare cuts in this bill are even deeper than the Senate bill that Speaker Pelosi said Democrats didn't want to vote on. Anyone waiting to see what the final bill meant for taxes should vote no, because the tax increases in this bill are even higher than the Senate bill. Anyone waiting to see what the final bill did to the cost curve should vote against this bill, because this bill is likely to bend the cost curve up even further than the Senate bill, not down. If you were waiting for a bill without the CLASS Act in it--a provision that even top Democrats describe as a Ponzi scheme, then you will vote against this bill, because it is still in there.…”