Political Quotes

“Madam President, I listened to the Senator from Alabama talk about the current budget debate we are having on the floor, and I couldn't help but think of the discussion we had when we were debating the ObamaCare legislation a few years ago and how many of us at the time were making the argument that this is the biggest expansion of government in literally half a century. I think that it is becoming increasingly clear that was, in fact, the case. We are seeing dramatically more levels of spending. I think we are going to see dramatically higher levels of debt over time. But you would think that with $\1/2\ trillion in cuts to Medicare, $\1/2\ trillion in tax increases--and when it is fully implemented, it will be much bigger than that. The overall cost of the bill, when it is fully implemented, goes to about $2.5 trillion. The expansion of government that occurred as a result of the passage of ObamaCare was, frankly, stunning relative to anything we have seen in recent history. You would think with that you would see some relief, if you will, in terms of the burdens being placed upon middle-class Americans, but we are seeing the opposite. Many Americans are already feeling the effects of ObamaCare, whether it is higher insurance premiums, canceled health plans, or the loss of a doctor they like. Middle-class Americans are going to be hit the hardest.…”