Political Quotes

“the Senate will be going home this week for the Fourth of July recess, and most of us will be back in our homes with our families and in our hometowns and moving around. I still think the topic of conversation is going to be healthcare. I think this conversation and debate in Washington has really touched a lot of families and businesses and individuals across this country. The reason I say that is because about 6 years ago, I voted for the Affordable Care Act, what is known as ObamaCare. For the longest time, I was sure it was the right vote, and I am still sure today, but I wondered why people didn't appreciate it because what we tried to do-- and we achieved some success--was to provide health insurance for a lot of people in America who didn't have it. In my State of Illinois, we cut the percentage of uninsured people in half because of the Affordable Care Act. A large number of them are now covered by Medicaid, and a large number are able to buy health insurance through private insurance exchanges. But for the longest time, when we asked people across America ``What about ObamaCare? What about the Affordable Care Act?'' we got mixed reviews. Less than a majority supported it. Then we embarked on this conversation, this debate in Washington in the Senate over the last 6 months, and an interesting thing happened.…”