Political Quotes

“I rise today to cut any part of this ``Big Ugly Bill'' that would force rural hospitals to limit their services or actually close their doors. I have released a list of more than 300 rural hospitals across the country at risk of closing or stopping services because of any major cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Today, that is what Republicans are guaranteeing with a $1 trillion cut to our healthcare system that they would create in this bill. My Republican colleagues' so-called Medicaid cuts replacement fund is like giving aspirin to a cancer patient. It is not enough. It is pathetically inadequate to deal with the healthcare crisis Republicans are creating here today on the Senate floor. No billionaire tax break or Donald Trump pat-on-the-back is worth the risk of people's lives. Vote yes on this motion. Stop these healthcare cuts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho.”