Political Quotes

“I am amazed at how the race card can be played on every single trick and every single issue that comes up. To me, this is just simply dollars and cents. I started a small business in 1975 with actually a negative net worth of $5,000, no capital and a dream. By the mid-80s when then Congressman Grandy came to my hometown and held a hearing on health care, 70 or 80 of us in the basement of the Lutheran church in Odebolt, Iowa, sitting in the front row because I do not hear that good, he said, how many of you provide health insurance for your employees? I raised my hand as did about 11 other people in that room. No, excuse me. I raised my hand when he said, how many of you are employers? I kept it up when he said, how many of you provide health insurance for your employees? I was the only one in that room that provided health insurance for my employees. I can tell you, I know why. It is because the cost is too high for a group plan. Because the rules and the laws discriminate against small business. This association health care plan is designed exactly to correct that.”