Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague. Mr. President, I particularly appreciate the fact that more than anyone else I know in this body, he keeps coming back to the proposition of building the healthcare system around paying for value. My colleague went through some examples in his State and around the country that are doing just that. That is a big part of what we are going to have to do to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid in the years ahead. So I thank my colleague. We are also so pleased that he has joined the Finance Committee. Particularly, this argument about paying for values has to be right in the center of strengthening Medicare and Medicaid. I thank him for it. Our colleague from Nevada is its former attorney general and is a champion of the rights of seniors. I am very pleased that she is here tonight. I will tell my colleagues that we are all trying to play catchup ball as we have started running behind. I really welcome my colleague Senator Cortez Masto from Nevada, and I look forward to her remarks.”