Political Quotes

“first, I say thank you to my colleagues and my friends, Senator McCain and Senator Kennedy, who have worked so hard on this legislation. Senator Kennedy worked long and hard on this before a number of us, including Senator McCain and myself, became actively involved. He has been rowing the boat for a long time. And his work has been critical to the progress that has been made on behalf of patients. And Senator McCain has had such an enormous influence on the work that has been done and the progress that has been made. Today conferees will be appointed, which is unfortunate. I want to say a word about why this matters and why it matters for people, for patients, and why most of the people in this country don't care at all about the process or the procedures inside the Senate or a conference between the House and the Senate. All they care about, and all they know, is they write those checks every month to the insurance company for their insurance premiums, and they want to get what they are paying for. They expect, if they are going to pay the insurance company for health care coverage, they ought to get it. If their child needs to see a specialist, that child ought to be able to see that specialist. When they are going to the emergency room, they should not have to call a 1- 800 number to get permission to go. If a woman wants to participate in a clinical trial, she ought to be able to participate in a clinical trial.”