Political Quotes

“2 weeks ago, Republicans passed one of the most unpopular bills in the history of the country--one of the most unpopular bills in the history of the country. Now that it is law, we don't have to imagine anymore what might happen; we know for sure what is going to happen to tens of millions of people all across the country. I want to focus on five things that are going to happen--five things that are going to happen because we no longer have to talk about a House version or a Senate version or what the President says he wants or if someone says ``If I don't get this, I am going to vote no''; now we have a law. We have public law, Federal law. The first thing that is going to happen is 17 million Americans, including 9 million people on Medicaid, will lose healthcare coverage in about 18 months' time. To keep their coverage, people will have to complete hours and hours of paperwork just to prove they are working. That is in spite of the fact that the number of nondisabled adults on Medicaid who don't work is very low--about 8 percent. How do these work requirements actually function? Well, in Arkansas, which is one of the two States that tried this and then pulled it back because it was a failure, the reporting portal was only open during the day and closed between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Let's say you work long hours as a truckdriver. If you are trying to log on at night to fill out your forms, you are out of luck.…”