Political Quotes

“It was interesting, on this floor someone on the other side of the aisle stood and said: If you are against Dr. Berwick, then whose side are you on? As I see my colleague from South Dakota, I can answer that question, and he can answer that question. If you are against Dr. Berwick, then whose side are you on? I am on the side of the American people--the American people who are concerned about $500 billion in cuts to their Medicare, not to help Medicare, not to strengthen Medicare, but to start a whole new government program. I am on the side of the people who believe we should not redistribute wealth in this country. I am on the side of my patients and friends in Wyoming who do not want the rationing of care. I am on the side of my friends and patients in Wyoming who do not want government-run health care. But that is what we have now. We have a President-appointed czar, essentially--a czar--to ration health care. That is not what the American people want. It may be what the Democrats in Congress want. It may be what the President of the United States wants. I view this as an arrogant use of Presidential power at a time when I think the American people were intentionally misled all during the fall because the President refused to appoint somebody, would not name anybody to be in charge of Medicare and Medicaid when the whole debate was going on.…”