Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Pallone for yielding and for his leadership. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act. This legislative package is comprised of commonsense proposals that will advance important gains made by the Affordable Care Act and further improve our healthcare system by, one, lowering the cost of prescription drug prices and, two, increasing access to care. Included in this package is my bill, the MORE Health Education Act, which will restore funding to the Affordable Care Act's marketing and outreach programs and, according to the CBO, help an additional 5 million Americans get health coverage. Educating Americans about when they can enroll and what their options are gets more people covered, creates a better risk pool, brings down some of the cost of high premiums, and gets us one step closer to stabilizing the individual marketplace. ACA outreach not only boosts enrollment, but is also cost effective. The private sector spends between $250 and $1,000 per enrollment; however, it costs the government just $29 to enroll someone in the individual marketplace using TV ads--$29. The goal of affordable, accessible, and high-quality healthcare is not a D or an R, it is an A for American. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this bill.”