Political Quotes

“for the sixth consecutive year, ObamaCare insurance rates are going up, and Democrats are already running around pointing fingers, trying to find someone else to blame. About 10 days ago, the distinguished Democratic leader came to the floor and warned that, very soon, health insurance companies will be announcing rates for 2019 in each State across the country. He said that many health insurance companies will propose rate increases. Today, several Democratic Senators held a press conference saying that insurance rates are going to go up in 2019. Well, they are exactly right. Insurance premiums are going to go up in 2019, just as they have for the 5 previous years of ObamaCare. But they are exactly wrong about who to blame. The Democrats wrote the bill. They wrote ObamaCare, and they voted for ObamaCare--every single one of them. Not a single one of us voted for ObamaCare. They wrote the bill. If they are looking for someone to blame, they should look in the mirror. Running around, pointing fingers, and trying to find someone else to blame is a little like selling somebody a house with a leaky roof and then blaming the new owner for the leaky roof. Democrats built the house with the leaky roof. They built these insurance markets--the individual markets, where no one can find insurance. They wrote the sloppy law. They failed to make the markets competitive, and they erased the ability of consumers to have choices.…”