Political Quotes

“It's a pleasure to be on the floor once again to really talk about my favorite subject in Congress, and that is health care. I am a physician and have been a physician for 36 years. I am a family physician. I still have an active practice and practice when I get a chance, which lately has not been very often. We'll be talking about ObamaCare, the repeal of ObamaCare, and we'll be talking about Medicare. I say ``we.'' That is only if I'm joined by some of my colleagues who may be making their way here this evening. I want to in the way of introduction just let everyone understand, Madam Speaker, how we got here in the first place. Why are we here this evening talking about this? Why are we talking about the repeal of ObamaCare? I take you back to 1965 when there was a recognition that health care insurance was becoming something more than just insurance; that is to say, that insurance, of course, in theory is to protect against catastrophe. We see that, of course, in our homeowners insurance and our car insurance. So it seemed a good idea to have some form of insurance where you would not be bankrupted by a sudden and severe illness and have your lifesavings taken away. So the idea of insurance came up, and it was mostly a catastrophic policy.…”