Political Quotes

“yes, I also am opposed to this absurd bill. I think that millions of Americans will wonder why many leaders in the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have come together on such an unfair piece of legislation which primarily benefits the very rich at the expense of millions and millions of other people. Let us take a hard look at the two proposals that this Congress dealt with yesterday and today. First, in order to cut spending, the Congress yesterday voted to cut $115 billion from Medicare over a 5-year period and $385 billion over 10 years. That means that elderly people all over this country will see a lower quality of health care at a time when many of them cannot even afford their prescription drugs. Furthermore, Congress yesterday voted to cut the administration of Social Security by 23 percent, or a billion dollars, which means that when the elderly people and others want information or want to get on Social Security, it will take them longer to do that. Further, Congress voted a $13 billion cut in Medicaid over 5 years. That money goes to hospitals that are primarily serving low income people, exactly the hospitals that are having financial difficulties today. Congress voted to cut veterans benefits. Thank you, veterans, for putting your life on the line. Voted to cut discretionary health programs by 16 percent, voted to cut community and regional development by 29 percent.”