Steve Kagen: “I think that we are beginning to air out some of the smoke that has been filling up this chamber and some of the…”

“I think that we are beginning to air out some of the smoke that has been filling up this chamber and some of the misinformation coming from the bully pulpit down the street. But I don't think that message of confusion is confusing anyone like Wendy and her 3-month-old baby Cassidy. Cassidy, the 3-month-old baby that she is holding, she doesn't understand health care. She doesn't think about having insurance. She is looking for her next meal. She is hoping that she has got someone there to support her, to help her out, to help lift her up through her early years, I am sure. And Wendy is working hard at $2.33 an hour plus tips. She is working hard. She needs a little lift, a little help along the way. But I know that people in Northeast Wisconsin, because I've asked them: Look, I'm working for you. I'm your hired hand. Here is your hard-earned tax money. Where do you want me to spend your money, here at home on your children to guarantee that they are healthy, that they can see their own doctor, their own physician in their doctor's office and not in the emergency room? Or, do you want your money to be spent overseas in the sands of Iraq?”