Political Quotes

“Yesterday I introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Snowe, Senator Lincoln, and Senator Coleman to make health coverage more accessible and affordable for small businesses and the self-employed. In Illinois and across the Nation, families and individuals agonize over the availability and rising cost of health insurance. Those who don't have health insurance desperately want it. And those who have health coverage realize how easily they could lose it. Health insurance premiums continue to rise faster than wages and the rate of inflation, placing a great strain on businesses and family budgets. We are seeing the consequences. People are less likely to receive health coverage through their employer today than in 2000. And the number of uninsured Americans has soared to 47 million, largely because of this drop in employer-sponsored coverage. While everyone is struggling with rising health costs and reduced health coverage, small businesses and the self-employed experience these problems most acutely.”