Political Quotes

“Thank you. We've discussed here the issue of bankruptcy, and I got a call from my daughter this afternoon. She said, Dad, thank God I'm a nurse and I have insurance. Matteo's arm, which was badly broken and required surgery, will probably be a $70,000 event. She said, If I didn't have insurance, we would have lost our house. That's the situation that's faced by every family. Thankfully this was not the situation that my daughter and grandson faced, but it is faced by tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of Americans. And it's right here. The insurance companies dominate these markets. Lifetime benefits. She probably has already run through her lifetime benefit. That child is probably going to be uninsurable because he has a preexisting condition, a badly broken arm. Those days are over. I would like now to yield to my colleague from California, a magnificent Representative with whom I have worked with for more than 34 years. She was a California State senator and took over my position when I left the chairmanship at the California State Senate Health and Welfare Committee, Representative Watson.”