Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, tomorrow we will vote on H.R. 2, the Republican health care bill. This bill is another example of actions speaking louder than words. Now, many of my Republican colleagues have said they support certain health care reforms: a ban on preexisting condition discrimination, allowing young adults to stay on their parents' health policies until age 26, closing the prescription doughnut hole, and eliminating lifetime limits on coverage. They could have crafted this bill any way they wanted. They could have guaranteed any or all of just those important provisions--those protections--they claim to support, but they didn't. They could have ensured that, by 2016, annual health care premiums for the average American wouldn't be $24,000 and that, over the next decade, small businesses wouldn't lose more than $52 billion in profits. They could have crafted the bill that way, but they didn't. They can say whatever they want, but the truth is that the Republican plan is no care--no matter how desperate or how dire your diagnosis, no matter if the alternative saves money, saves jobs and saves lives.”