Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I will place into the Record the following letters from American Health Insurance Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the California Medical Association, from AFSCME, and also from the Alliance for Retired Americans. These are just a few of the examples of letters and communications from opponents. You know, you can just boil this down to a few words. The Republicans are so intent on manipulating everything so that they think they can strengthen themselves for November that they put a poison pill into a bipartisan product, a product that we worked months to perfect. So there is no shame. March is irrelevant; November seems to be everything. This bill cannot become law. This is an effort simply of a political nature. I very much urge you, at this last minute, rethink what you are doing. It is so transparent. It is so transparent. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. March 11, 2014. Hon. John Boehner, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader, House of Representatives Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi: On behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we are writing to express our strong opposition to repealing or delaying the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate as part of the Medicare physician payment reform bill.…”