Political Quotes

“Mr. President, on Friday I met Vivian. Vivian is an 11-year-old kid from Winston-Salem, NC. Vivian likes school. She likes her friends. She likes reading Harry Potter. She is a lot like any other 11-year-old; but for Vivian, going to school and being with her friends depends on Medicaid because Medicaid covers the cost of her wheelchair, for her therapists, and for her health aide. Right now, Republicans are trying to rip away healthcare from kids like Vivian. The cruelty is truly breathtaking. I asked for one Republican Senator--just one Republican Senator--who plans to vote for this bill to look into Vivi's eyes and tell her that her healthcare is just not a priority for this country. You know, Mitch McConnell said to Republican Senators that he knew they were getting calls about Medicaid but not to worry about people losing their care because, according to Mitch McConnell, 'they will get over it.' So I ask the Republican Senators to look at Vivi and Vivi's sisters and Vivi's mom and Vivi's dad and say--if Vivi loses her Medicaid and her wheelchair and her therapists and her health aide, tell all of them that they will get over it, because here is the deal: Vivi won't get over it. Her family won't get over it. The people of North Carolina won't get over it. None of us--Massachusetts, Idaho, Louisiana--none of us will get over it.”