Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I am really pleased today to join with the Speaker and other committee chairs to have successfully introduced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act and welcome the measure's consideration in this House today. Hearing the former chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee a few minutes ago, a decent guy, he said that there was room for bipartisanship in the healthcare debate. I mean, I have been here for a long time. Where was the bipartisanship--and I am going to submit something. Republicans, in all the years I have been in this House, they have not agreed amongst themselves on healthcare, never mind agreeing with Democrats on healthcare. So, for years, we have worked to expand access. That is what this argument is about today. We want to make sure that affordable healthcare exists for the American family and to build upon the coverage gains of the Affordable Care Act. The COVID-19 crisis only adds urgency to an already pressing problem for millions of American families, a problem that has been consistently exacerbated by the Trump administration's relentless crusade to dismantle the American healthcare system. Recall on the campaign trail when President Trump was asked by reporters what he intended to replace ObamaCare with, and he said: Don't worry, pal, you are going to love it. That was the answer.…”