Political Quotes

“most Americans agree--and I think last week's vote in the House indicated--that there is something special about healthcare. This just isn't the right of every American to own an SUV; it is the right of every American to have access to healthcare. That is really at the heart of our healthcare debate. There are some who believe that health insurance ought to be another product on the shelf, and if you have enough money, you can buy it. But there are others, like me, who believe it is more fundamental. Healthcare in America, as far as I am concerned, should be a right-- not a privilege, a right--so that it doesn't go just to wealthy people. Everyone should have that peace of mind. I have told the story many times on the floor of the Senate--and many of us are products of our own life experience. My wife and I got married when I was a student in law school here at Georgetown, in Washington. God sent us a beautiful little girl right away, but she had some medical problems--serious ones--and I didn't have any health insurance. I was a law student, had no real income, a wife, and a baby with a medical problem. I ended up sitting in the charity ward of the local children's hospital with a number in my hand, waiting to see who would come through the door to provide me with healthcare for my little girl.…”