Political Quotes

“in summary, let me speak to the two amendments we will next be addressing. First, the Gramm amendment is outside the mainstream, outside what the President of the United States has suggested, outside of what we have in our legislation, and outside of what we are working on with Senators from across the aisle. Second, as to the Grassley motion to commit, the problem is it sends it back to a number of committees and slows down the process. We need to do something about this issue and quit talking about it. The American people expect us to do something about it. Thousands of Americans each day are losing access to the care they have, in fact, paid for while this process goes on. We need to get this legislation passed and do what we have a responsibility to do for the American people. This is an issue on which the Senate, the House, and the American people have reached a consensus. It is time to act. As to these two vehicles, I urge my colleagues to reject them.”