Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, at a time when the demands for seniors for real relief on prescription drugs are thwarted in this House, at a time when this House does absolutely nothing about the pharmaceutical companies that engage in price discrimination against our seniors that literally treat them worse than dogs, at a time when seniors find one health care provider after another who will not take Medicare patients because the reimbursements are so low, at this time, of all times, for the Republicans to come forward and engage in this cynical ploy is truly wrong. Having opposed Medicare from its outset back in the days when Lyndon Johnson was working so hard to get it, these Republicans are determined to fulfill the pledge of their so recently departed leader to let Medicare wither on the vine. That is why the National Council of Senior Citizens has condemned this measure as an irresponsible political gesture with severe consequences for Social Security and the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund. The millions of seniors who rely on Social Security for most or all of their income will not get anything from this proposal.”