Political Quotes

“I appreciate the Senator's leadership in this area. I also appreciate the fact that he jumped out and ran for the office and was elected, because we desperately need people such as Senator Johnson, people who were successful businessmen who understand the unintended consequences of much of what we do. I, similar to the Senator, also have a firsthand understanding of this issue from an employer's perspective and maybe a little bit unique perspective. Before I came to Congress, I practiced optometry and helped run an eye care clinic with my nine other partners for 24 years. So when President Obama's health care bill came before us when I was in the House, I fully understood, from both the medical provider and from the business aspect, that from both accounts, it was the wrong approach to the problem of rising health care costs and, with the Doctors Caucus in the House, worked very hard to highlight the problems and to also highlight the alternative options working through the free market approach. There is no doubt about it, we are facing a serious crisis. Health care costs are crippling Americans. Many Americans lack access to quality health care. It is stifling our Nation's overall economic development. There are real difficulties with physicians and hospitals that they face when it comes to accessibility and affordability of health care services. But despite all that, there is a right way and a wrong way to address the problem.…”