Frank Pallone actually said...

"Yet, Republicans persist in their attempts to gut the Medicaid program by capping it permanently, and ending Medicaid expansion as part of its efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act."

"No cosmetic changes can effectively offset the damage that could be caused by repealing the ACA and cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from the Medicaid program."

"We must invest in our healthcare system and its critical public programs for the long term, and Medicaid is clearly a critical pillar that should be strengthened, not decimated."

"I fear that if Republicans are successful in passing TrumpCare, we will end up going in the opposite direction when it comes to fighting the drug problem that has so devastated our communities."