Political Quotes

“Madam President, this is a sad day. When we thought we had a victory for those across the Nation who are awaiting an organ for transplant, we found that they were thwarted by a system that was allied against them--a corrupt system, an internal system that worked to their detriment and not to their well-being. And we thought, with the passage of this legislation--signed into law by President Biden--that we were finally giving those waiting for a transplant something called hope, something that is so important to them and their family members waiting on a kidney, waiting on a liver. The only pleasure I take in today's conversation on this Senate floor is that I am allied with Senator Grassley, the senior Senator from Iowa, who is one of the most effective Members of this body in our country's history. He has been an advocate, and we successfully worked together along with a number of our colleagues--Republicans and Democrats--to reform this corrupt system. And I join my colleague Senator Grassley in voicing serious concerns regarding the way the Health Resources and Services Administration is implementing this piece of legislation, the legislation called Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act. It was an amazing effort to right a wrong when we started down this path with this legislation. Nothing was easy. There was no cooperation from HHS or from OPTN.…”