Political Quotes

“Madam President, the first letter is from the Cancer Action Network asking us to vote no on the Blunt amendment. On behalf of millions of cancer patients, survivors and their families, we write to express our opposition to the amendment proposed by Senator Roy Blunt. They talk about the fact that it would permit employers to refuse employees insurance coverage for any health care benefit guaranteed by health reform. And they are very strong on this issue. They say: The implications of this provision could result in coverage denials of lifesaving preventive services such as mammograms or tobacco cessation based on employer discretion. That is a new letter, dated today. Then we got a letter from the Trust for America's Health. They say: The Blunt amendment would allow any health insurance plan or employer, religious or not, to exclude any preventive ser- vice. . . . The SEIU--Service Employees International--calls the Blunt amendment ``an extreme proposal that turns back the clock.'' The Human Rights Campaign Letter: . . . The Blunt amendment would place the moral objections of any employer over the health of millions of Americans. . . . Eighty organizations signed a letter, and, referring to the Blunt amendment, part of that letter says: That means employers and insurance companies can not only deny access to birth control, they can deny access to health care service. . . .…”