Political Quotes

“You know, you have made a very good point. If you going to downsize and if you are going to make those sacrifices, number one, our workers have said we will negotiate that. We will try to help our State. But if you are going to downsize at least you ought to think that you are doing it for the public good. You don't want to think that you are doing it so that could give $200 million in tax cuts so that you could privatize the nuclear power plants in the State. You would think that if you are going to pay 12.8 percent of your own health care that that would mean that at least the Governor was going to protect the most vulnerable who are on Medicaid. But I am sorry, it's sad to be able to share with you, Dr. Christensen, that in his budget he is limiting a family care program, it's a Medicaid program to pay for in-home services for seniors and people with disabilities, to only those who are currently enrolled; all the 2,000 people on the waiting list, no services. He is going to seek permission from the Federal Government to cut eligibility standards, to cut off certain categories of nonpregnant or nondisabled adults or lower eligibility, and he is not a fan of Planned Parenthood. He wants to cut off family planning services for men. He is expecting--right now, they are forced to continue their maintenance effort, at least until July, when the enhanced FMAP runs out. But he is again seeking those waivers so that he can cut off categories of people.”