Political Quotes

“Most of the protections in the Patients' Bill of Rights, many of our States have passed laws that provide that to state-regulated plans. There is no evidence that employers have dropped coverage. The enactment of good medical policy will not reduce the number of people insured in this Nation. Mr. Chairman, let me point out, many people have said that the Bush-Norwood agreement is a compromise. It is not a compromise; it is a complete victory for those who oppose a Patients' Bill of Rights. This really is a victory for people who want to see us do nothing. Let me just give one example. Mr. Chairman, I have been working many years with colleagues on the other side of the aisle for access to emergency care protection so that people who go into the emergency room, who have emergency symptoms, find out later that their bills will in fact be paid.”