Medicaid Quotes · Page 2

People think I'm rich and I'm making all this money off these rocket launches. Hell I'm on Medicaid!

— Mike Hughes

The reason prescription drugs are so important at the state level is because they're eating up the Medicaid budget.

— John Kitzhaber

Medicaid is a vital safety net for New York's poor and vulnerable, young and old alike.

— James T. Walsh

It's not health care reform to dump more money into Medicaid.

— Phil Bredesen

I say that Medicaid isn't the only vehicle to be able to purchase coverage or be able to have coverage.

— Tom Price

How about we let the states be innovative on Medicaid and do much better and smarter things?

— Steve Scalise

Medicaid and the Child Health Insurance Program are the two most important safety net programs for children.

— Irwin Redlener

I don't have a problem talking about Medicare or Medicaid or some other very important issue.

— Jason Chaffetz

You can get a lot done when you don't care about credit. My name was not on Medicaid expansion, but it never…

— Gretchen Whitmer

Government did get into the health care business in a big way in 1965 with Medicare, and later with Medicaid, and government…

— Roy Blunt

Medicaid is one of the rare times where Democratic governors are saying, "Hey, states' rights." We don't want the federal government coming…

— John Hickenlooper

We have a failing Medicaid system, and you know who that's going to hurt in the end are the most vulnerable in…

— Luther Strange

Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and…

— Bill Delahunt

The evidence is clear that Medicaid expansion has already been life-changing and life-saving for thousands of Louisianans.

— John Bel Edwards

At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want…

— Anonymous

Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits are unacceptable, and they shouldn’t be put on the table by Democrats for any…

— Russ Feingold

There is a lot of fiscal conservatives in the United States senate that didn't vote for that because we understand that national…

— Marco Rubio

People in the individual marketplace should have more options. The plan that we - the discussion draft that we have out, actually…

— John Thune

While the Left seems obsessed with increasing taxes and spending even more money, conservatives have focused more heavily on the need for…

— Fred Upton

I think the Republican budget priorities are messed up. I salute for the way they're attacking some of the entitlement programs, but…

— David Brooks

I support the Ryan budget plan. I think it’s the right direction on the major points. I can’t say I’ve read all…

— Rick Santorum

Republican governors are more lunatic than they used to be - as attested by all the ones so eager to turn down…

— Rick Perlstein

More that members of Senate know about Medicaid, in many ways, the harder it is to make that final decision, because you…

— Roy Blunt

Maybe this Democratic president[Barack Obama] did and can get comprehensive health care reform passed, but notice, Medicaid is not expanded in any…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

With its Medicaid expansion, Obamacare may turn out to be the most equality-promoting policy enacted in a generation.

— Timothy Noah

[Donald Trump] is not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

— John Lewis

No one was elected to Congress because he or she promised to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.

— James P. Hoffa

Everybody understands about expanding Medicaid. It's really simple.

— Corrine Brown

Forty states have sued tobacco companies over the costs of health care for residents on Medicaid and public assistance.

— Bill Dedman

We cannot afford to lose the Medicaid funding for low-income women.

— Kay Bailey Hutchison

How we continue to fund Medicare and Medicaid into the future is a pressing issue of national concern.

— James T. Walsh

What is Medicaid all about? It's staying true to the mission: to care for people historically left behind.

— Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

We're going to be aggressive on Wall Street and in Albany and on Medicaid fraud.

— Dan Donovan

Well, there are about 10 million children that aren't covered by health insurance. About 3 million qualify for Medicaid but don't get…

— Franklin Raines

Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and…

— Hank Johnson

We're not going to end the Medicaid. We're going to give the governors more control and leeway to bring innovative reforms to…

— Paul Ryan

We all know there are problems with Obamacare, and Washington's implementation of it has been abysmal. But rejecting Medicaid won't fix any…

— Jay Nixon

The fact is that Medicaid doesn't even serve well the medical needs of people who should be its principal focus - Americans…

— Scott Gottlieb

What are we Democrats fighting for? We are not fighting for salvation and going to heaven. But we are fighting for Medicaid,…

— Charles B. Rangel

Originally created to serve the poorest and sickest among us, the Medicaid program has grown dramatically but still doesn't include the kind…

— Fred Upton