Political Quotes

“While my colleague Senator Durbin is here, there is a real irony here to say that our Republican friends are not going to support Xavier Becerra because of his support of the Affordable Care Act. One key ingredient of the Affordable Care Act is actually the exchanges to provide for those who don't have access to coverage from their employer or some other way to get in a group. But that was an idea that was introduced in 1993 by 23 Republican Senators--23 Republican Senators--as an alternative to HillaryCare, and it never got anywhere. It never went anywhere until an enterprising Governor from Massachusetts--I heard about him--said: Here is a way one can enforce this and provide opportunities for the people to get healthcare coverage that otherwise wouldn't have it. He said this might work. And they introduced it as RomneyCare in the State of Massachusetts. And do you know what? It worked. It made healthcare coverage available to a lot of people, and it helped on the affordability side too. For our Republican friends to say that is the reason why--his support for the ACA, a key ingredient of which is the exchange--is an irony here. So I hope it is not lost on our friends. I thank Senator Durbin for those comments. Like my friend Senator Durbin, I, too, rise in support of Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a longtime public servant and President Biden's nominee to be our next Secretary of Health and Human Service.…”