Political Quotes

“when Republicans tell you over and over, over a period of generations, that they have no interest in protecting people's healthcare, you should take them seriously. For decades, since the days of Ronald Reagan, they have argued that Medicare is socialism, that Medicaid creates cycles of dependency, that the Affordable Care Act is making healthcare more expensive when, in fact, it is doing the opposite. So you should not be surprised that, given the opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and prevent people's premiums from more than doubling starting next month, Republicans do not have the votes to prevent that. Look, this is not complicated. If Congress doesn't act this month, millions of Americans will lose their healthcare next year because they simply will not be able to afford to pay hundreds of dollars more every month for the same healthcare, and tens of millions of people will be forced to cut back on groceries or afterschool activities for their kids just so they can keep seeing their doctors. The only way--the only way--to prevent the suffering that is about to happen is to pass a clean extension of these credits. There is no other plan. There is a lot of conversation--even on the left but also on the right--about how to reform the healthcare system. Nobody seriously thinks that can be accomplished in the month of December. If we want to have a bipartisan conversation about how to fix the American healthcare system, count me in.”