Frank Pallone actually said...

"Well, no states are carved out, and I think it is just a fact of math that when there is a Federal and state partnership to share all costs and the Federal Government is saying, I am pulling out of th..."

"If this cut takes effect, I have to imagine that states will have no choice but to restrict eligibility for the CHIP program."

"We want to tell them, the Federal Government, what they can and cannot do. So much for states' rights."

"It is ridiculous to penalize states like mine."