Political Quotes

“The gentleman indicated there were 235 people for this bill in this House. I just observed a few minutes ago there are 240 people for Export-Import Bank. We have brought this bill to the floor. I would hope the gentleman would urge his side, when 60 of his folks are for it, all of ours are for it, to bring the Export-Import Bank to the floor because it is about jobs. Having said that--and I want to acknowledge that I am a good friend and have great respect for the sponsor of this bill, Dr. Roe. He and I have worked together on anaphylactic shock and the dangers caused by the eating of peanuts. He is a good doctor. He is a good person. We happen to disagree on this bill, however. This, essentially, will be the 60th vote, over the next 2 days, 4 days, on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. We obviously have a difference of opinion on the Affordable Care Act. I believe it is working. I believe that millions of people are covered by insurance. Because of the Affordable Care Act, millions of children are covered under their parents' policy, and millions of seniors are paying less for prescription drugs. Millions of people with a preexisting condition have the confidence that they can get insurance. The bill we are debating today and voting on next week would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, as it is referred to. Now, I was disappointed at the reference of ``bureaucrats.'' It is used as an epithet, unfortunately, not as a descriptive term.…”