Political Quotes

“For 3 years the House Republicans have done what the Democrats failed to do for the 30 years they were in the majority and that is pass prescription drug coverage for seniors. And every time we have moved to pass legislation, our colleagues and friends on the other side of the aisle have done their best to throw up road blocks and Medi-scare, complete this year to buying TV ads already, attacking members of the committee who voted for prescription drug coverage. They want to make it a campaign issue, and that is wrong. My parents until their death relied upon Medicare, and they paid for their prescription drugs out of their own pockets because their plan did not cover it. My in-laws and others in my district need this help, and they need it now. Our budget sets aside $400 billion, $400 billion to help provide prescription drug coverage for seniors. The last time the Democrats put forward a budget, they reserved 360-some billion; $400 billion is what we are putting forward over the next 10 years. Their plan, for which they did not even have a budget, would cost a trillion dollars.”