There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.
John ThuneI tell people it's like shopping for a car.People are taking candidates out for a test drive, seeing what they like.
John ThuneWhen you're the president of the United States and you know that the biggest issue facing you is this cliff that we're about ready to head over if we don't get this spending and debt situation under control, it's very irresponsible not to take the action that is necessary to fix the problem.
John ThuneWhat Medicaid basically does is allows them to choose the two base years that they would calculate current their reimbursement levels on. And they all have per-capita allotments based upon what the states are experiencing today in terms of Medicaid costs. And then those are inflated over the years, the next decade, increased at the rate of inflation. And so they have to figure out how to take those dollars and put them to the best use in the state.
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