Steve Beshear: “What they need is a strong statement from this Congress that says, 'Look. We are committed to every American to give…”

640,000 uninsured Kentuckians will become eligible for coverage, many for the first time.

It is getting all of our people healthy because with healthy people not only is their quality of life better, but our workforce will be more productive.

the path forward is not a 'replacement' plan that covers fewer people and provides less robust benefits.

That requires communication. That requires sitting down in good faith and talking through things and recognizing the differences, and then coming to some kind of agreement that will get us to where we all want to go.