David Price: “I thank the gentleman and I particularly appreciate his focus on the plight of the States. My colleagues may recall that…”

“I thank the gentleman and I particularly appreciate his focus on the plight of the States. My colleagues may recall that the governors were in town a few weeks ago, Democratic and Republican governors who went to the White House, I understand, and talked about the ways that in a temporary way there could be some help for the States and, as we said earlier, help for the States is one of the best ways to stimulate the economy. It gives good bang for the buck. They suggested such obvious ideas as a little better cost-sharing on Medicare temporarily to tide them over. What kind of reception did they get down there, Republican and Democratic governors alike? Mr. McDERMOTT. They basically were stiffed.”