Political Quotes

“Thank you so very, very much. Before I turn to our colleague from Virginia, you reminded me of two very quick stories. One, on Monday I was at the inaugural for the Governor of California. Jerry Brown is back again. And a lobbyist that I knew when I was insurance commissioner representing health insurance companies came up to me and he put his finger in my chest and he said, don't let them repeal the law. Now, I'm not going to give his name. He'd lose his job immediately. And I said, I'll do everything I can, but why? You represent them. Why? And he said, I have two children. Both are type 1 diabetics. They're approaching 23 years of age. They will be out of luck. They will never be able to get an insurance policy if this bill is repealed. The Patient's Bill of Rights gives that lobbyist for the health insurance industry an opportunity to see his children get health insurance. Now, I have six children of my own. Patty and I do. All six of them have gone through that age of 23. It is the scariest time for a parent. You graduate, you get a diploma, and you also get an exit from the insurance that you've had perhaps for your entire life. This law provides another 3 years after you graduate, that period of time where it's almost impossible nowadays to find a job that provides insurance to give that insurance.”