Jon Tester: “you should see the folks back in Montana and across this country as they watch the news and read the papers, shaking…”

“you should see the folks back in Montana and across this country as they watch the news and read the papers, shaking their heads. I do not blame them. I am shaking my head too because we just wasted 2 precious days debating a plan that wipes out Medicare and Social Security, a plan that guts veterans' benefits. Yes, that is exactly what the plan did. That is exactly why I opposed it. It is incredible to me that some folks have no problem turning their back on America's seniors and America's veterans while at the same time preserving tax loopholes that benefit millionaires and Big Oil and Wall Street and corporations that ship our jobs overseas. That is why Montana and folks across this country are shaking their heads. They do not think much of what is going on in Washington, DC, these days. My friends in the House know full well this bill is no friend of the seniors and it is no friend of the veterans. They know full well it would force deep cuts in Medicare and Social Security. They know this all so very well. So you know what they did. What do career politicians do when they want people to believe their plan to cut Medicare somehow exempts Medicare? They add language saying ``exempt Medicare.'' That is what they did. Montanans deserve better, and Americans deserve better. Let's look at the whole truth. Let's first talk about the cuts that are in the cut, cap, and balance plan.…”