Political Quotes

“It is interesting to see what the priorities are in the closing moments. We know that there will be many groups, particularly among businesses, that will be benefited by this tax bill. But it is interesting to me that in the list of priorities, sadly, there is a group that we are ignoring. That group, of course, is the children of this country, the children who don't have health insurance. Illinois started an ambitious program last year to make sure all kids in Illinois have health care insurance. It is surely the right thing to do. Most uninsured children with asthma never see a doctor until they are hospitalized with an acute attack. One study found that kids without health care are 25 percent more likely to miss school. Another found that one in five children without health coverage needed glasses to see the chalkboard, but they didn't have any. It is certainly wise to give these children health insurance. One in four uninsured children uses the emergency room as their regular source of medical care. The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation reports that emergency room visits dropped 70 percent when uninsured children were given the opportunity to see a doctor in an office.”