Political Quotes

“On the question of whether you want a for-profit insurance company or a bureaucrat between you and your medicine cabinet, or whether you want Medicare, which we have known and relied upon since 1965, I appreciate that there is a different view and philosophy. I think there is a fundamental difference in ideology that is working here. It is interesting. I had a chance to go back to the debates when Medicare was first developed. The same kind of differences occurred at that time and the same debate about whether or not we should provide care under one plan under Medicare that is stable and reliable or use the private market private insurance company. The very same kind of debate was going on then that is going on now. I believe the right choice in 1965 was Medicare. I believe it continues to be one of the choices that makes sense to offer to seniors. I wish to respond to the Congressional Budget Office estimate. It is disappointing to me to find that they have chosen to score it at $50 billion above the $400 billion.”