Vicky Hartzler: “Thank you, Jean. Well spoken. Now I get to introduce the vice chairman of our conference and our good friend from…”

“Thank you, Jean. Well spoken. Now I get to introduce the vice chairman of our conference and our good friend from Washington, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Thank you very much, Vicky, and I am proud to join a dynamic group of Republican women tonight committed to preserving the American Dream, promoting economic growth, and protecting America's seniors. We have a story to tell. And it's a story not just of our children and our grandchildren, but also of our parents and our grandparents, of the men and women who raised us, who contributed and fought for this great country, and of the generation that has actually been hit the hardest by the economic downturns. One of these seniors is my own dad. This summer, when President Obama actually threatened to withhold Social Security checks and not to reimburse Medicare providers, my dad called me and said, Well, Cathy, I might be moving in with you; and, no, I won't be babysitting. President Obama was wrong, and yet seniors all across this country were threatened and scared by that statement. They continued to be frightened by the administration's policies. Let's just take a look at Medicare. It's a program that both Republicans and Democrats agree is unsustainable. Yet, today, try to find a doctor who will take a new Medicare patient in America. It is impossible or difficult.…”