Political Quotes

“I associate myself with the remarks of Mr. McDermott. It is a happy day for the American people because today people can begin enrolling in the Affordable Care Act. Imagine if you were there when Social Security became the law of the land. Imagine if you were there when Medicare did--and two of our colleagues were, Mr. Rangel and Mr. Dingell. But you are here when the third pillar of economic and health security for the American people is being put into place. It's historic: health care for all Americans, as a right, not just a privilege for the few. We'll talk more about it in the course of the day. But I come to the floor to really address the issue of the government shutdown, an attempt to hold back the implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act. It didn't happen. But what is happening is that our colleagues on the Republican side have refused to accept their own suggestion. So I come, once again, to the floor to propose to the Speaker and our Republican colleagues an explicit offer to help get the votes for their number, 986. I think it's a number that's too low, but I do think with the 6 weeks that are built into it for us to come to the table to discuss a budget that reduces the deficit, that creates jobs, that puts people to work, that we can make progress. Once again, an explicit offer to help you, Mr.…”