“Therefore, we needed to ensure any exception or waiver to allow married and civil union couples who are both private pay patients can reside in the same CCFFH without jeopardizing billions of dollars in federal funding,” he said.

Thank you!  (sniff, sniff, sob)  Thank you for having so much compassion for humble little us.  We are not worthy.  Thank you D party for having such kind and generous people populating the legislature to allow us to do something that we want to do.  We are grateful for the permissions granted unto us by such august personages.  (sniff, sniff, sob, sniff)