Political Quotes

“It is arguable whether or not this does increase spending because all this does is change the effective date. But I can tell you this: This is the exact same argument we heard today from Mr. Cantor, who said they would not authorize any spending to help the people who were the victims of that horrible tornado recently because that, too, would need to be paid for. Sometimes you have things that are emergencies in this country. Sometimes you have things that, frankly, under the emergency powers of this Congress, we should be able to implement. I believe that while it is arguable that the effective date changes the net expense of this bill, because all this really does, the fact of the matter is that we have a responsibility to seniors in this country. We have a responsibility to those on Medicare to try to save it, just the same way I would say we have a responsibility to the citizens of this country who were ravaged by storm. And to hear your leadership say we would not allocate any funds for that purpose without going through a budget debate is outrageous. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair is prepared to rule. The gentleman from Kentucky makes a point of order that the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York violates clause 10 of rule XXI by proposing an increase in mandatory spending over a relevant period of time.…”