Political Quotes

“Thank you for yielding, Mr. Yarmuth. You know, as I listened to this discussion, I thought, I wonder what taxpayers are thinking about with this discussion. I wonder about those taxpayers who go to work every day but who, through no fault of their own, can't afford to buy health insurance even though they work every day and they pay taxes every day. I thought, well, under the Affordable Care Act, indeed, for those people, we get to, you know, put a little bottom under them so they can be covered, so they can, you know, go to work and take care of their families and can also have the security of knowing that their families are going to be covered with health care. I thought about the discussion earlier on this floor where our colleagues on the other side of the aisle talked, you know, somewhat disparagingly of the young people who maybe finish college or trade school and go to get jobs, but there is a gap in health care coverage because they've turned 22 or 23 years old. They're working for a living, doing what they need to do. They've gone to school. They've gotten trades, maybe, and they can't afford health care coverage. So their parents get to say, You know what? For all of our peace of mind and for your security, we're going to, you know, pay for that health care coverage under our plan. Mr. Speaker, as I stand here today, I think about my son, who has just gotten a job. There was this period, and I remember when I received that notice from our health insurance company.…”