Political Quotes

“And I meant what I said: He doesn't need any help. He does it so well on his own. So I will regard this not as a quid pro quo--although he can get what he wants--but as an act of kindness and generosity. Mr. President, I rise this evening to oppose the confirmation of Representative Tom Price to be Secretary of HHS and urge my colleagues to vote no on his nomination. Representative Price might be the quintessence of President Trump's Cabinet: a creature of Washington, deeply conflicted, and far out of the mainstream when it comes to his views on health care. Like other nominees, philosophically he seems completely opposed to the very purpose of his Department: the good governance of the health programs that cover tens of millions of Americans. Candidate Trump promised he would not cut Medicare or Medicaid, but Congressman Price has spent his entire career trying to cut Medicare and Medicaid and dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Just listen to these quotes: The nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services has said, ``Nothing has had a greater negative effect on the delivery of health care than the federal government's intrusion into medicine through Medicare.'' That one might have come out of the 1890s, if we had had Medicare then. He said he expects lawmakers to push forward with an overhaul of Medicare, ``within the first six to eight months'' of this new administration. Does that sound like someone who doesn't want to cut Medicare and Medicaid? It doesn't to me.…”