Political Quotes

“Mr. President and colleagues, today the Senate turns to consider the nomination of Seema Verma to be the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. I would be the first to say that in coffee shops across the land, people are not exactly buzzing about the office known as CMS, but the fact is, this is an agency that controls more than a trillion dollars in healthcare spending every year. Even more important and more relevant right now, if confirmed, and if TrumpCare somehow gets rammed through the Congress over loud and growing opposition, this is going to be a major issue on her plate right at the get-go. I thought it would be useful to just give one example of the connection involved in this legislation. TrumpCare cuts taxes for the special interests and the fortunate few by $275 billion, stealing a chunk of it from the Medicare trust fund that pays for critical services to the Nation's older people. If TrumpCare passes and Ms. Verma is confirmed, under section 132 of the bill, she would be able to give States a green light to push the very frail and sick into the high-risk pools that have historically failed at offering good coverage to vulnerable people at a price they can afford. Under section 134 of TrumpCare, Ms. Verma would be in charge of deciding exactly how skimpy TrumpCare plans would be and how much more vulnerable people would be forced to pay out of their pockets for the care they need. Under section 135 of the bill, if confirmed, Ms.…”