Bill Cassidy actually said...

"If we want to protect the American people, we have got to deal with this issue as well."

"I come from treating a group of patients who are uninsured in Louisiana. I speak with some authority."

"Opening statement."

"We need to keep in mind the wide array of threats that this bill seeks to address, not just diseases, but natural disasters, attacks, accidents, other things that could put our Country at risk."