Political Quotes

“Thank you very much. Reclaiming the time, I will tell you about more. I am more than happy to share these with the President. If he wants to call up Andrea and explain how a 197.5 percent increase fulfills his promise, more than happy to have him do it. Andrea goes on to say: I'm not feeling the love. I believe the Congress and the President should have to live under the same laws, rules, and regulations that they insist I do. Andrea, I couldn't agree more. I don't know why the President carved out a special exception for Members of Congress and their staff that they actually can get their employer to subsidize their plan on the exchange when no other employer in the United States that employs 15,000 people--because, Mr. Speaker, that is what the Congress employs--get that kind of deal. Andrea, you are absolutely right. I think they should live under the same rules. That is why, Mr. Speaker, on September 29 we sent a bill over to the Senate that said no special deals for Congress. The Senate rejected it. The President said he would veto the bill. He wants to keep that special deal--not for Andrea, but for Members of Congress and their staff. He wants to keep that special deal. Matthew in Queen Anne's County, tongue-in-cheek, writes: I would appreciate if you could pass on my appreciation to the President for the ObamaCare legislation. Thanks to the new law, my employee-sponsored health plan has increased my premiums by 100 percent for my family plan.…”