Political Quotes

“I want you to know what is in it because I am so amazed that we were able to accomplish the fact that we are going to keep our mitts off Social Security and keep that surplus there and use it to fix Social Security for three generations of Americans. Not just the seniors, but the baby-boomers and particularly the kids, who are really at risk. And we are going to strengthen Medicare. Frankly, Medicare has got to become a much more free market program. And we have to provide supplements in private savings accounts in order to really solve the Medicare problem long term. But at this point we want to strengthen it, and we want to make sure our seniors have access to the prescription drugs because, frankly, we may be able to avoid surgeries, for example, and have a more inexpensive way of keeping people healthy through the use of prescription drugs.”