Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her wonderful bold leadership. Today we will pass the historic vote to improve the health and wellness of millions of Americans who suffer because they are uninsured or underinsured and because of massive gaps in the Nation's health care system. I just want to say on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, we have to thank Congresswoman Donna Christensen and our health task force, Congressman Danny Davis, Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Chairman Rangel, Congressman Conyers, our majority whip, Mr. Clyburn, for their very stellar leadership. We all cast our vote for all of the people who deserve health care but simply cannot afford it. We cast our vote for senior citizens who will see their prescription drug costs go down. We cast our vote for all of those who have no health care and end up in emergency rooms, and we cast our vote for our children and our grandchildren so that they will live longer and healthier lives. And we cast our vote in memory of those people who didn't have preventive health care and died prematurely. Health care will finally become a right for all.”