Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Following up on my friend from Texas, I served on the Labor and Health Committee for 23 years. Bill Natcher from Kentucky used to say this: If you take care of the health of your people and invest in the education of your young people, you will continue to be the strongest and best Nation on the face of the Earth. I agreed with the gentleman from Kentucky then, and I agree with him now. Everybody says on this floor, although everybody didn't vote that way--Mr. Boehner voted against this reduction in interest rates; Mr. Cantor voted against this reduction in interest rates; and Mr. Kline voted in 2007 against this reduction in interest rates. What we are saying is we need to invest. We talk about subsidies. This isn't a subsidy. This is an investment in a better, stronger, more growing America. That's what this is. But what do we say? Natcher said, remember, if we take care of the health of our people. This undermines the health of our people. It takes away preventive assistance so that women, families, and children can get preventive care, which so many Republicans have said is a more efficient and effective cost-saving way to address the health of our country. Bill Natcher was right. Bill Natcher was a conservative Democrat from Kentucky who said, if you take care of the health of your people and educate your young people, you will be the strongest Nation on Earth. This bill goes in the wrong direction trying to do the right thing.…”