Political Quotes

“With respect to my friend from Arizona, that is not what I heard. We heard that this budget resolution, as put together, promises cuts that we are desperately afraid of. When we do the math, in Congressman Schweikert's district, Arizona 1, people who count on SNAP to put food on the table are 85,000; Medicaid recipients at risk of losing their healthcare, 127,000; Affordable Care Act recipients who will see their premium payments go up by varying amounts, 44,000. We would love to see a budget worked out that somehow gives a lie to those frightening numbers. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Min), a distinguished member of the Joint Economic Committee.”