Why He Fights
Moving testimony from Sen. Jay Rockefeller: Senator ROCKEFELLER: Over the last two weeks [pause] Senator Nelson, do I have your full attention? [lengthy pause] I’ve heard a lot of talk about old people, disabled people, you know, vulnerable populations, pregnant women, the elderly, et cetera, but again, you just don’t hear people talking, public officials or people about Medicaid, because it’s something they’d rather not hear about; something they’d rather not have in their communities.