Political Quotes

“Madam President, I intend to offer a motion to commit the reconciliation bill to the Finance Committee with instructions to report the bill back to the Senate within 3 days, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that would eliminate provisions that hand out tax breaks to large corporations and the most affluent Americans while the bill makes cuts to Medicaid, which serves millions of our most needy Americans, including the elderly poor and poor children. I am offering this motion because the Finance Committee should review the implications of depriving millions of Americans, including children, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and older people, of their health insurance while at the same time providing large tax breaks to the richest Americans and biggest corporations. H.R. 1628 offsets those tax breaks by voraciously cutting the Medicaid Program. Republicans are using the Medicaid Program as a pay-for for these large tax breaks. As a result, the Republican bill harms far more people than it will help. Former President John F. Kennedy said, ``To govern is to choose.'' The Republicans have made a cruel choice, and I object to it. The following Senators support my motion to commit: Senators Harris, Van Hollen, Casey, Udall, Coons, Markey, Booker, and Leahy. I ask unanimous consent that the full text of my motion to commit be printed in the Record.…”