Political Quotes

“I just wanted to go back to this question of Medicaid, because I think you have raised such an important program that is really a mainstay for the American people. A lot of people don't understand exactly how much it covers. You have mentioned 62 percent of seniors in nursing homes. One in four births in this country is covered through Medicaid. I was just talking to our good colleague, Mr. Yarmuth of Kentucky. Over half of the births in Kentucky are covered through Medicaid. Then if you look at kids with disabilities, Medicaid covers 60 percent of kids with disabilities. So when you talk about cutting $1.5 trillion from Medicaid, as was the case between TrumpCare and what was proposed in the budget, which I know our good friend from Florida is going to talk about, you actually had $1.5 trillion in cuts to a program that serves 72 million Americans. So it really is a travesty when you think about how much this program supports.”