Political Quotes

“I rise today, also, to speak about a subject on the minds of all Americans and that is the rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare. Many of us have predicted the implementation of ObamaCare would result in difficulties for American families, businesses, and our still fragile economy. We spoke about the tax hikes that would come, the rising premiums, the canceled policies, the benefit cuts to Medicare programs for seniors, and other problems in the flawed law. Still, the President insisted that he was right and that he knew best what Americans wanted. Since then, countless opportunities have been provided for our colleagues to join us in defunding or at least delaying the implementation of this damaging law. To further sow confusion, the administration has selectively changed the law to suit its political advantage. And now that October 1 has come and gone, millions of Americans are becoming painfully aware of the reality of how ObamaCare will affect them. The American people are seeing the effects of ObamaCare, not based on the rhetoric of politicians or the debate here in Congress, but by their own personal experiences in dealing with it. The initial feedback is clear, and it is not pretty. The trillion dollars in new taxes that I led the fight against on the floor during the initial ObamaCare debate are now largely in effect.…”