Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 210, H.R. 3962, and that the Baucus substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read the third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; that any statements relating thereto be printed in the Record, as if read, with no further intervening action or debate. Mr. President, what this is, as of Tuesday, the doctor fix--the reimbursement for Medicare physicians--expired. The administration was able to--the Health and Human Services Department--extend that for 3 days. It runs out, I think, tomorrow. It is still good until tomorrow. So if we don't do this, not only will doctors who take Medicare patients get a 21-percent cut, in addition to that, so will others that are based upon Medicare reimbursements--veterans, insurance companies, HMOs, even TRICARE and the military. It will be a shame if this weren't agreed to. Remember, it is paid for. It is not a question of running up the debt. My friends on the other side have the opportunity to take care of the doctors for the next 6 months, fully paid for. If not, there is going to be havoc in America starting tomorrow. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, we just got this a few moments ago. We are going to take a look at it.…”