Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, if you care about people you should be for the ACA. Seven million people have been enrolled in private plans through the ACA marketplaces, 7 million-plus. And millions--we will get the figures--now have coverage under Medicaid. That is lots of millions of people, and you come forth with an individual case? In many cases, I don't know your instance, these cases have turned out to be incorrect. They have been put in political ads, and they have been refuted. I now want to read the Statement of Administration Policy from the President: The administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act--it should be the so- called Save American Workers Act--because it would significantly increase the deficit and reduce the number of Americans with employer-based health insurance. Rather than attempting once again to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which the House has tried to do over 50 times, it is time for the Congress to stop fighting old political battles and join the President in an agenda focused on providing greater economic opportunity and security for middle class families and all those working to get into the middle class. This legislation would weaken the provision of the Affordable Care Act that keeps employers from dropping health insurance coverage and shifting the cost to taxpayers.…”