Political Quotes

“I wish simply to say, Mr. President, as I had occasion to say earlier today, that the Nunn-Domenici amendment involves a fateful decision by this body as to the future of health care reform. It would transfer so much in the way of entitlement money, Medicare and Medicaid, requiring them to be cut by the Committee on Finance. These are amounts that were programmed, if you accept that word, for the President's health care bill, and if this measure is to be adopted, it has the most ominous implications for the future of that legislation. So I would hope there will be a full and careful debate now for whatever time. This afternoon, when this matter was raised, there were only two or three Senators on the floor. I would like to use this occasion when most Senators are present to make that point.”