Political Quotes

“in reserving the right to object, the Senator from Wisconsin is exactly correct. Every Senate Democrat has voted to take away a low-cost insurance option from what the Urban Institute says is 1.7 million Americans. These people can't afford other kinds of insurance. That is what they want to take away, and she is attempting to do that once again. I have plenty of constituents who have a right to get their insurance but who can't afford it. This is the only kind of insurance they can buy. This kind of insurance was good enough for the George W. Bush administration. It was good enough for the Clinton administration. It was good enough for the Obama administration right up until the last few days, and it should be good enough under the Trump administration. According to the Urban Institute, all the Trump short term plan rule does is give 1.7 million Americans an opportunity to buy short-term insurance while they move from one job to another or while they look for a different situation. According to the Urban Institute, those 1.7 million Americans would otherwise go uninsured, and that is what the Democrats are for. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Wisconsin.”