Eliot Engel actually said...

I simply cannot understand why a State would choose not to provide health care coverage to its neediest citizens.

I want to make sure that we were not penalized.

I hope the upcoming regulations will not punish these States, these States who did the right thing by expanding Medicaid eligibility.

And obviously what is happening at the U.N. today is just a shame because rather than enhancing peace I think it really sets it back.