Political Quotes

“preventing people from losing their healthcare should not be a partisan issue because outside of the four corners of this Capitol, it should not matter if you are a Democrat or a Republican or an Independent--we should all not want people to have spikes in their health insurance costs. In a matter of days, tens of millions of people all across the country are going to get letters in the mail, saying: Your monthly premium, starting January 1, is going to be more than double what you pay now--more than double. That is not my speculating. That is not my allegation. That is not a political talking point that was cooked up in some Democratic lab. That is what the Kaiser Family Foundation analysis shows, that premiums will increase on average by 114 percent per person--not 14 percent; 114 percent. That is just the average. Some people's rates will be changed based on their income level. Say you make $35,000 a year. You are now going to be paying almost $1,600 more per year for coverage. And if you are a family of four making 75 grand, you are going to be paying more than 3,000 extra dollars. I just encourage everybody who is watching--all of my colleagues, all of the staff, all of the members of the media--to talk to anyone in your hometown. Most people just don't have that kind of money lying around.…”