Political Quotes

“I would like to read from a letter I received recently from a 70-year-old widow who has been widowed for 14 years. She writes, ``I am in pain daily, and I cannot correct this problem because of financial difficulty. I have stopped taking Prilosec, Zoloft, Lossomax, Zanax, and Zocor. I need these drugs filled monthly and simply cannot afford them. I also am in need of a pain pill, and I have not been able to purchase it. I have cried myself to sleep over this dilemma.'' I think if this lady from my district were here today, she would cry to witness this process. Because over and over again Members from the Republican side of the aisle have stood up and talked about how to solve the problem, and over and over again Members from the Democratic side of the aisle have walked to the microphone with nothing more to offer than blasting away at the plan we have tried to put together in a bipartisan fashion.”