Political Quotes

“let me thank Senator Van Hollen for his very perceptive and comprehensive analysis of this budget proposal, which is designed to give huge tax breaks to people who don't need it and make terrible cuts to millions of families in this country who are struggling to keep their heads above water. I thank him very much for his remarks. For the past 10 months, my Republican colleagues in the Senate have tried and failed to slash Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars. Even though the American people have stood up and said ``Don't do it; Medicaid is just too important,'' they keep coming back and back and back. What I want to tell the American people today is, despite the fact that we were able to prevent cuts to Medicaid in the so-called Republican healthcare proposals, they are back again in this budget proposition calling for a $1 trillion cut in Medicaid over the next decade. Meanwhile, as Senator Van Hollen just pointed out, these cuts are designed to provide a $1.9 trillion tax break to the top 1 percent. There may be some people who think it is a good idea to cut healthcare for working families and give tax breaks to billionaires. There may be some people, but I don't think there are a lot of people who think that makes any sense at all. So the amendment I am offering today, along with Senators Casey and Stabenow--which I believe will be voted on at 3 p.m.--is very simple and straightforward.…”