But unfortunately, Senator McConnell and the Trump administration either do not understand the need for the Federal Government to take bold action, or worse, they prefer to willfully ignore and downplay the seriousness of the challenge…

Unfortunately, Senator McConnell and the Trump Administration either do not understand the need for the Federal Government to take bold action.

The title of today's hearing calls the Affordable Care Act a 'lifeline.'

Further delay in passing the HEROES Act or coming up with some kind of a consensus bill will cost us countless lives, lasting damage to our economy, and immeasurable financial hardship to millions of American families.

My Republican colleagues have no plan to cover the preexisting conditions or to protect the American people.

The Administration also refuses to invest in outreach and enrollment efforts to make Americans aware of their coverage options.

The American Medical Association wrote in a Friend of the Court Briefing that striking down the Affordable Care Act... would be a self-inflicted wound that could take decades to heal.

The President continues to support this Republican lawsuit that is now before the Supreme Court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act in the middle of this pandemic.

President Trump continues to support the Republican lawsuit that is now before the Supreme Court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the middle of a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 Americans.

Unfortunately, the Trump Administration is not interested in working with Congress to address this crisis.

President Trump has not put forth a plan at all, although he has promised it for four years every two weeks.

If successful, and they may be, 21 million Americans will lose health coverage immediately.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented health and economic crisis.

There's never a good time to be without health insurance, and it's especially dangerous during a pandemic.

Madam President, our Nation has suffered a historic loss in the passing of legal giant Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and I fear the rush to replace her with just 44 days left before the next Presidential election will have grave…

In fact, we preserve a host of options to undo any damage, even if he's successful in putting this person on the Supreme Court.

Let the people speak is what she wanted, and I think that's what the majority of the American people want.

This is exactly what the Russians want to have happen to our democracy, is for demagogues like him to further delegitimize the institutions that are important, and the process of elections be safe, fair elections.