Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, last Thursday, June 7, the Attorney General of the United States, Jeff Sessions, announced that: ``After careful consideration and with the approval of the President of the United States,'' his lawyers joined the State of Texas in Federal Court in a lawsuit to strike down standing provisions of the Affordable Care Act that protect patients from being denied health insurance coverage because of preexisting medical conditions. This stunning announcement was made despite the fact that Congress has not, and I repeat, has not repealed this part of the law, which is right here, page 1 of the Affordable Care Act, and despite the fact that President Trump and the Republican leaders have repeatedly promised to leave this section of the law alone. The President, in his 2017 State of the Union said: ``First, we must ensure that Americans with preexisting conditions have access to coverage.'' Speaker Ryan: ``We are on a mission to make sure that everyone has access to affordable healthcare, especially those with preexisting conditions.'' The Representative who is the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee that writes healthcare laws stated: ``We've talked about the protection for those with preexisting illnesses for the last year, and we're not going to budge either.'' Thursday's announcement by President Trump's Attorney General to attack preexisting condition protections as unconstitutional, and the deafening silence over the last 5 days in the wake of that announce…”