Political Quotes

“And I would argue vigorously that it is disappointing that we have not been listened to and members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Democratic Caucus, and even today the supercommittee is speaking about not fulfilling the promise of putting the revenue on the table necessary to counter the cuts. I, frankly, don't want sequestration. The vulnerable will be hit the hardest with all of the cuts that are pointed toward Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, food stamps, and others that they allege that are protected, but I would argue that aspects of it are not. I made a public commitment to my veterans last Friday that I would not allow for my vote and my support one iota of veterans' benefits to be cut. I'm so tired of people talking about that we're not willing to look at Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. No, I am not willing to look at it as it has been proposed by my Republican friends. They know full well how they can cut this. They can follow the Affordable Care Act and close the doughnut hole on Medicare part D, the most expensive, heinous, insulting affront to spending money in the United States of America that was voted on in the Republican majority, Medicare part D that all seniors hate. {time} 2040 Our Affordable Care Act, if allowed to be implemented, would close the doughnut hole--that's one way of doing it--and seniors would jump for joy. In addition, if you start talking about provider benefits, I'm going to publicly say I oppose it. Why?…”