Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the CHAMP Act of 2007. I am disappointed that my Republican colleagues won't stand up to the HMOs and won't stand up for healthy children. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, ``Justice delayed is justice denied.'' The Republicans just don't get it. Delay is not debate. Health care delayed is health care denied. There is no power like the power of a made-up mind; and, early on, the Republicans in the Commerce Committee markup made up their mind to forestall health care for our children. Then, last night and this morning, on this very floor, they made up their mind to stall health care for 12 million uninsured children. Now it remains up to us, the Democrats in this House, to make up our minds and to install health care for children, for those 11 million children and low-income pregnant women. Now is the time. There is no other time like this time, so now, most definitely, now is the right time. I urge my colleagues to support this bill for America's babies. We must champion health care coverage for 11 million children. They need us. They depend on us. They need this health care coverage. We must pass the CHAMP Act of 2007. We must put our poor children in the winner's circle.”