Political Quotes

“I know that I am new to the House, but I was elected by my constituents to reach across the aisle and get things done. Sadly, instead of reaching across the aisle to work on commonsense fixes to the Affordable Care Act, some of my Republican colleagues have decided to push through a healthcare bill that, instead of increasing health coverage, actually takes it away from more than 24 million people and imposes an age tax. In my State alone, this bill will cut Medicaid coverage for 60,000 individuals and result in a $170 million loss of Federal funds at a time when my State is facing a major budget shortfall. Additionally, almost 22,000 individuals in my State will lose access to employer- sponsored insurance, and more than 6,000 individuals who are currently receiving coverage through our healthcare exchange will lose coverage as a result of this bill. Mr. Speaker, given its impact on our Nation's working families and our most vulnerable citizens, I believe passage of this bill would be an act of medical malpractice--pun intended. So I urge all of my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R. 1628. ____________________”