Political Quotes

“colleagues, I rise in support of this proposal to extend the ACA tax credits, extend the existing law for another year, reopen the government, and give us time to negotiate the longer term extension of the Affordable Care Act. This whole discussion and, frankly, the whole debate we have been having over the last several weeks over the Affordable Care Act brings me back to the immediate aftermath of the passage of that bill when I was doing sidewalk office hours inside the Glendale Galleria. I had my little coffee table set up there. I had someone come up to my table and ask me how I voted on that bill, how I voted on ObamaCare. When I told him that I voted for it, he was indignant. He said: What could you possibly have liked? What could you have possibly liked about that bill? I said: Well, actually, there were a lot of things I liked about it. I liked the fact that if you had a preexisting condition, you could get healthcare. I remember another of my constituents saying that he was 65; he was a preexisting condition. I liked the fact that if you had a kid who was 26 or under, you could keep them on your insurance policy if they didn't have one. Then I said: I liked the fact that tens of millions of people that can't otherwise afford healthcare are going to be able to get healthcare. He looked at me and said something that I never imagined I would hear. He said: And you really think that is such a good idea?”