Barbara Boxer: “So we now know the history of the Republican Party. Sad to say, but they opposed Medicare when it went in. They tried to…”

“So we now know the history of the Republican Party. Sad to say, but they opposed Medicare when it went in. They tried to tear it down; they still are trying to tear it down in the Ryan budget. They come down here, and they talk about a problem that exists that we are going to fix. They never said: The President is going to fix it. He may be on the way to fixing it in moments here. But they ignore the fact that the signups are ahead of where Massachusetts was at this time. Sage McCollister from Castro Valley told me how the law is helping her family. She was able to get insurance for her 7-year-old daughter, Leah, who was born with an autoimmune disorder. Sage said that before the Affordable Care Act was passed she applied to eight different companies to try to get insurance, but none were affordable. After the law went into effect, she was able to get insurance for Leah for $8 a month. Leah was able to get a procedure done to treat a spinal cord problem that could have resulted in paralysis. Sage said that without the Affordable Care Act, ``my family would be bankrupt and Leah wouldn't have gotten the health care she needs.'' ``Obamacare saved my family from financial ruin,'' said another constituent, Janine Urbaniak Reid. So let's be fair.…”