"It attempts to balance the federal budget on the backs of the poor, by gutting federal spending on safety net programs."
"The Republican budget cuts $810 billion from Medicaid."
"First, I would observe that while spending on safety net programs is high now it is largely the function of the economic downturn."
"America absolutely must have taxes and safety net programs, even though they reduce the reward to working."
"If you look at their budget, they cut $800 billion out of Medicaid over 10 years."
"I am more than a little frustrated that we seem to have an inability to accept some of the successes."
"I think it would be better if we tried to take the programs that work, try and refine them."
"The people that are visiting your offices are terrified that the Republican approach to Medicaid will be adopted."
"I think that this test-driven mentality that we have in the country has been a disservice to most of us."
"Part of the discussion too saying we want to move people from tax-eaters to taxpayers is part of this."
"You cannot learn if you live in a violent, abusive neighborhood."
"I would argue, as well as probably most people on our side of the aisle, that the Affordable Care Act helped address a lot of these problems."