Political Quotes

“I thank you, and I suspect we're going to hear once again this is a government takeover. That's not true. It's not true at all. This is built upon the private delivery system that we presently have. Talk about the government designing or taking over the policy is just not true. I know this. I was the insurance commissioner. I know that it is actually the insurance companies heretofore before this bill that actually did that. Mr. Tonko, thank you so very much for your leadership on this and your passion for it. We are out of time. This issue is not going to go away. This issue will be around. I would hope, as it is discussed in the months ahead, that we actually get down past the rhetoric and talk about the real facts of what is in the Affordable Health Care Act. It's an extraordinary improvement for America's health care. Thank you very much, Mr. Tonko.”