Political Quotes

“I thank him for his patience and tenacity to continue, despite objection after objection, as we try to govern on behalf of the people of this country--whether it be addressing issues of global warming, whether it be gas prices, whether it be what just happened, which is to bring forward a Medicare bill that will stop a large cut to physicians all around the country and affect our ability to have access to health care. It is a bill that includes the ability to focus on rural health care and telehealth and e-prescribing and a number of things that will increase access to health care. To emphasize what just happened one more time: There was an objection to moving ahead on something that is important to the American people: to expand, under Medicare, health care for communities and our seniors. This goes back to my original point now: 75 Republican filibusters and counting. It is going to continue and continue, unfortunately, because there is not the willingness to work together to get things done.”