Political Quotes

“the issue of health care and health care delivery among peoples who have lost their homes, who have lost shelters, security, family members, is something we need to address quickly, expeditiously, and we are going to continue to work on it. At the same time, I wish to say to the American people who are listening to me--and the Senator from Louisiana and I have had the opportunity to travel together over the region she is about to discuss, and I observed firsthand. Those people now are getting health care, and health care is not being denied anybody. It cannot be denied, and it will not be denied. The real issue is to make sure that compensation for that health care does flow and does flow in a timely fashion to where the patient is displaced or to the State of Louisiana or it might be Alabama or Mississippi. How that is done most appropriately and fairly where the funds can follow the individual and follow the patient, the family, is what is being addressed. The issue is not as to whether or not health care is being provided. Health care is being provided. It is available to those people who need it. Mr. President, I would like to proceed with a couple of items of business, and then I know that the Senator from Louisiana has the floor and has a number of very important things to address.…”