Political Quotes

“I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I insert in the Record a Statement of Administration Policy. Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC, February 2, 2015. Statement of Administration Policy H.R. 596--Repealing the Affordable Care Act (Rep. Byrne, R-AL, and 48 cosponsors) The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 596. The House has now attempted to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act more than 50 times. H.R. 596 would take away critical benefits and health care coverage from hard- working middle class families. In addition to taking away Americans health care security, the bill would increase the deficit, remove policies that have helped slow health care cost growth and improve the quality of care patients receive, and detract from the work the Congress could be doing to further job creation and economic growth. The Affordable Care Act is not only working, it is hilly integrated into an improved American health care system. Discrimination based on pre-existing conditions is a thing of the past. And under the Affordable Care Act, we've seen the slowest growth in health care prices in nearly 50 years, benefiting all Americans. Repealing the Affordable Care Act would mean that Health Insurance Marketplaces where millions of Americans now compare private insurance plans and get tax credits to purchase them would shut down.…”