Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
I have looked personally in the eyes of families who have come in San Antonio in order to sign up for the Affordable Care Act and to have to tell them: I am sorry, you are too poor to achieve access to the Affordable Care Act.
Said by
James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

John Lewis discusses the struggles of families accessing the Affordable Care Act.

Share

More from James A. Lewis

Jul 28, 2021

I believe more than anything else that when we look at the disappearance of preclearance from the Voting Rights Act... this is a new phenomenon in an old ball game.

congress.gov
Jul 28, 2021

I just think that it is ludicrous for us to think that somehow now, the things that we are facing, particularly in Texas and elsewhere, are not akin to the same laws that were put in place then with the same objective and the end result…

congress.gov
Feb 28, 2022

We share your enthusiasm for the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program (SPP).

congress.gov
Feb 28, 2022

The lack of a formal partnership does not hinder SPP's ability to bring to bear unique National Guard component capabilities.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation