Political Quotes

“before he leaves the floor, I just wanted to commend Senator Bennet for the outstanding work he is doing on the budget issue, and particularly cite the fact of the cooperation of the Senator from Colorado and the Senator from Nebraska, Mr. Johanns, which illustrates how important it is to try find some common ground. That is what I am going to be trying to do on the health care issue coming up. But I wanted to commend the Senator from Colorado for his good work. As the Senate focuses on the budget, and certainly the American people hear the discussion about health care and particularly what is going on in the supercommittee, I want to take a few minutes to talk about how there is an opportunity to come together in a bipartisan way, particularly with older people, to show that it is possible for them to get more of the care they want, particularly care at home, for a price that is lower for taxpayers, reduced costs for the taxpaying public. This all came to light through an extremely important hearing that was held in the Senate Finance Committee on which I serve. Chairman Baucus took the time to look at the care of those who are some of the neediest and most vulnerable in our country. They are the older people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. In the fancy jargon of American health care, they are called the dual eligibles.…”