On the recordDecember 2, 2015
This is from the transcript. After talking about abortion, he says: Why would we continue to supplement the death of children? ``Why would we continue to supplement the death of children?'' As I read the English language, that would be an accessory to a crime. So I stand by my words. And I would say again, if the issue is whether abortion should be legal, that is a fair issue. And I think if people feel it is a crime, then they ought to come down here with their legislation to put women in jail. I think that debate would be important. But they shouldn't attack an organization that is legal-- Planned Parenthood--that is living within the law, and 97 percent of what they do has nothing to do with choice, and the other 3 percent is totally legal. The GOP has tried to repeal ObamaCare dozens of times. This is another time. I do agree we have to fix certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act, ObamaCare. Absolutely. In my State, it is a raging success. In California, I want you to know we have 40 million people, so this is a very big test case. We are like the fifth or sixth largest country when it comes to the economy. We have seen the uninsured rates in California drop from 17.2 percent in 2013 to 12.4 percent today--in 2014. We have seen more than 4 million previously uninsured Californians get some sort of health care coverage. And I can say that, yes, we have to make sure the competition works. What we have in place is not a single-payer law.…
