Mike Pence: “I came to Congress anxious to support a Patients' Bill of Rights. I believe Congress has walked by on the other side of…”

“I came to Congress anxious to support a Patients' Bill of Rights. I believe Congress has walked by on the other side of the road, leaving patients, doctors and well-meaning employers to fend for themselves in an increasingly complex health care economy. What we have before us today is truly a bipartisan Patient Protection Act that will provide protections for all Americans, and trust doctors with the power to make medical decisions, and so it will also encourage employers to provide quality health insurance for their employees. I urge all of my colleagues, regardless of your stripe or party, let doctors provide timely care, give patients choice, and let this Congress end the decade of walking by on the other side of the road, and speed this timely aid to patients, doctors and well-meaning employers. Support the bipartisan Patient Protection Act.”