Max Baucus: “This is a lengthy list. I don't have time to read them all. The groups that start with A, such as AARP, for example, are…”

“This is a lengthy list. I don't have time to read them all. The groups that start with A, such as AARP, for example, are at the head of the list. This is seven pages. Let me guess how many groups per page. It is about 30 groups per page at least, in groups of seven. So 30 times 7 is a couple hundred groups that are opposed to this bill-- for good reason. This is not something they willy-nilly just came up with; they have looked at this bill. They have concluded, as I have, that we should not pass this bill. We don't have to pass it now. We can do it next year. We should go home for Christmas. This is some Christmas present. This bill cuts Medicaid to people, pulls the rug out from under the lumber industry, and it hurts low- income people trying to get to work and off of welfare. Some Christmas present. We should go home for Christmas and not pass this legislation and then come back next year and do the right thing. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire is recognized.”