This excerpt is from 2009 remarks by Senator Lamar Alexander on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
. At this morning's breakfast [attended by Democratic and Republican Senators] we discussed health care.
joine of the things we said is that we agree on about 80 percent of what needs to be done. But one of the areas
where we do not agree is cost.
A lot of us are feeling like we have had about enough Washington takeovers.
. Government-run insurance is not
the best way to extend coverage to low-income Americans who need it. . .
. Let me mention an aspect of cost which
is often overlooked. Federal debt is certainly a problem, but as a former Governor, I care about the State debt and
State taxes.
My suggestion to every Governor in this country is
to call in your Medicaid director, ask that Medicaid director to
call the Senate and say: Tell us exactly how much [these health-care bills] will impose in new costs on our State if
the costs are shifted to the States.
Which statement from the excerpt states an opinion?
CA.
. At this morning's breakfast [attended by Democratic and Republican Senators] we discussed
health care.
OB.
"But one of the areas where we do not agree is cost.
OC.
"Government-run insurance is not the best way to extend coverage to low-income Americans
who need it.
OD.
. as a former Governor, I care about the State debt and State taxes.