Political Quotes

“I rise to ask our colleagues to move beyond the obstructionist position, to work together to get the supplemental passed so we can move on to other critical issues that affect our families. This is one. It is important. There are important pieces in this bill that deal with our issues of homeland security and certainly, representing the great State of Michigan, issues of border security are critical. We are very concerned about making sure we have the resources in place. There are other important resources in this supplemental bill. However, I am equally concerned about the ability to move beyond this, to get this completed on a bipartisan basis and move beyond this to the rest of the agenda that has to happen. The Presiding Officer has spoken eloquently about the sense of urgency families feel about medicine and the inability to afford critical lifesaving medicine, whether you have cancer, a heart condition, high blood pressure, or a disabled child and you need to be able to provide that child with medicine that is needed. We have the ability and, within our budget resolution, the capacity to pass a Medicare prescription drug benefit that will update Medicare and make sure there is a voluntary universal plan in place for those who need it, to be able to afford their prescription drugs. We also have the ability to lower prices across the board.”