Political Quotes

“Mr. President, before the Senator leaves the floor, I want to thank my colleague for an excellent statement. I thank her, in particular, for her last point, highlighting the proposition that the administration seems to be considering--after all the boondoggles that the fortunate few have already gotten, they seem to be considering the idea of administratively and unilaterally cutting the capital gains tax to provide another windfall, while, as my colleague said--and I went sort of page by page in the President's budget--they seek to clobber Medicare and Medicaid. The Senator from Hawaii has given us the starkest example of what the priorities ought to be and what they shouldn't be, and I thank her for her excellent presentation. I look forward to working with her. Our last Senator slated to speak this evening is Senator Hassan, a Governor who knows inside out how these programs work, understands the federalism aspect of this--the Federal-State partnership, for example-- in terms of Medicaid. She has been working with families in her State and with families around the country for years and years as an advocate of these programs. I really appreciate her joining us tonight.”