Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Colorado for his kind words. I rise to speak about our Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. I always kind of chuckle when I say the ``Affordable Care Act,'' as I have a friend back home whose quote for his insurance was $39,000 for 1 year. That is the un-Affordable Care Act. A family member from San Francisco whose policy was $20,000 for 1 year had a $6,000 deductible for each person. I think her husband actually voted for Bernie Sanders, but she is like: The heck with this because I cannot afford it. Then there is another fellow here in Washington, DC, who is an insurance consultant. If anybody can get a good deal, an insurance consultant should be able to. He says: My family premium is $24,000 a year with a family deductible of $13,000. We will pay $37,000 before we receive benefit from our insurance policy. That is unsustainable. President Trump saw that during the campaign. He said over and over again--kind of his four pledges, if you will--that he wished to maintain coverage, lower premiums, get rid of those mandates that Americans hate in ObamaCare, and care for those with preexisting conditions. This is what he said over and over. It is a great pledge. He actually said something else as well: He said he wanted to make healthcare easy. Now we have an approach to do this. Some people call it auto enrollment, but I call it making it easy.…”