"And all we get out of that, other than seniors having to pay more, is that the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund declines by over a decade if they are successful with their Senior Insecurity Act."
"So they can call it repeal, but to a young person who is counting on that insurance, it means terminate their insurance coverage."
"There are millions of Americans that really have a stake in not going back to the old system."
"If you look at the work the Fiscal Commission did, one of the places where I think they made a real contribution was in having a conversation about spending on both the revenue and direct spending sid..."
"I think it actually ought to be revenue increasing to help deal with this problem, but that is a non-negotiable position in the administration."
"We will just agree to disagree."
"I want to agree with the expression of concern that Chairman Ryan has made concerning the growth of our debt..."
"We know that an earlier generation of Republicans fought Lyndon Johnson in getting Medicare created in the first place with the same fervor that our Republican colleagues are fighting health insurance..."
"That is the longer-term goal. But in the short-term goal, it has become increasingly apparent when you cut through all of their repeal rhetoric that what they are really presenting to seniors and indi..."
"And so if we repeal that guarantee of no copayment, seniors will have to pay more for those services. Their health care costs under the Republican plan will increase, will they not?"
"the average individual who would reach this donut hole gap in coverage... will get a little over $500 in benefits under existing law"
"what the Republicans are proposing in repealing that law is to hike the cost for prescription drugs to seniors in America this year by over $2 billion"