Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise to speak on the same subject as my friend from Texas. Listen, Democrats are ready to talk to Republicans about improving our healthcare system, but we aren't going to engage in a debate that presupposes that the end result is going to be millions of people losing care and rates going up for everybody in order to fund a tax cut for the wealthy. That is the plan Donald Trump and the Republicans are pushing. So my Republican friend is right: Democrats are not interested in having a discussion about how many people are going to lose coverage. We are not interested in having a discussion about how high the rate increases are going to be. We are not interested in having a discussion about big tax breaks for millionaires, billionaires, insurance companies, and drug companies. Let's be honest. If Republicans were serious about working with Democrats, we wouldn't be using an arcane Senate rule which allows them to push through a bill with 50 votes. If Republicans really wanted to work with Democrats on healthcare reform, they would do it through normal business. If Republicans were really serious about working with Democrats on healthcare reform, they would be going through regular order and going through the committee process. Whatever we want to think about the Affordable Care Act, it went through the committee process. I think 160 Republican amendments were accepted in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in 2009.…”