Political Quotes

“Mr. President, before she leaves, I would like to thank my colleague for an eloquent statement that really lays this case out, and I am going to try to pick up now where you left it, and I thank you for it. These compelling arguments from the Senators from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts show the importance of Medicaid to all of us on our side, and I am just going to wrap up by laying out three key laws in the House Republican proposal to cut Medicaid. First, most Americans with health coverage through Medicaid are already working if they are able. Second, the House Republican plan to cut Medicaid is going to put millions of Americans at risk, including seniors in nursing homes. And I am going to describe a little bit later how that happens. And, third, the track record laid out by Senator Warren shows that working requirements have been a bureaucratic nightmare for Americans. It is hard, Senator Warren, to figure out how the so-called ``small government'' Republicans have become so fond of bureaucracy and redtape. Here is why House Republicans want to slash Medicaid by billions. They say it is about work. It is really about securing an ideological trophy on the evidence-free proposition that Americans near the poverty line are actively choosing to stay there instead of working. So what has this work reporting requirement really been about? It has been about ripping away health coverage from Americans who Republicans have judged to be unworthy. Don't take it from me.…”