Political Quotes

“I join my colleague and my friend, Majority Whip Steve Scalise, in advocating for and in asking our colleagues to vote today for the Steve Gleason Act. Steve's name is on it, but it is a lot bigger than Steve. If you know Steve and what he stands for, you will understand that this bill and this fight on behalf of him and his family--the fight that they have fought--benefits thousands of people in our society who really need the help. That is why last year I was happy to join in a letter with Mrs. McMorris Rodgers to CMS, asking them to change this policy. It is important to put patients first and to fix this extremely misguided and harmful Medicare regulation that has had a devastating impact on the lives of ALS patients, stroke victims, and other folks who are experiencing significant paralysis. It has really prohibited them from talking to and communicating with their families. I think Steve did a great job of expressing what Steve means to the people of New Orleans. Gleason's actions on the football field and his actions since being diagnosed with ALS really exemplify the resilience that the people of New Orleans have had after being knocked down time and time again from hurricanes and other things. {time} 1645 But just as Steve stood up and just as the city of New Orleans stood up to help themselves, government has a responsibility to make the lives of people better and to help them help themselves, and that is what this does. I will give you Steve's words.…”