Political Quotes

“as my colleagues have mentioned, today marks 60 years since Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law. Democrats and Republicans alike should be celebrating the lives that have been saved as a result of these critical programs. Members of both parties should be sharing stories about Americans who have benefited from the healthcare they have received thanks to Medicare and Medicaid. Unfortunately, today, my Democratic colleagues and I are not celebrating. We are angry. We are angry that President Trump lied when he said he would cherish Medicaid and that his allies in Congress wouldn't touch this essential program. We are angry that President Trump and congressional Republicans slashed nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid so they could hand billionaires a tax cut and add $4 trillion to our national deficit. We are angry that their new law is about to kick 17 million Americans off of their health insurance. In my home State of Nevada, that means up to 120,000 Nevadans will lose their healthcare; 100,000 of those Nevadans will lose their access to Medicaid; and another 20,000 Nevadans will lose their affordable health coverage if Republicans continue to refuse to work with Democrats to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.”