Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, Republicans now control all of our government. Whatever happens to our healthcare system will be their responsibility, including what has already happened since January with the destabilizing of our insurance markets and health plans announcing rate hikes due to uncertainty. They will be held accountable for what happens. Today, Americans will have an opportunity to see exactly where their Representatives stand. This vote is a simple one. It votes to kick 24 million Americans off of their health insurance coverage. I don't say that; CBO says that, which is perhaps why we don't have a CBO report on the amendment. It includes 7 million people who are covered through their employers. It is a vote to make coverage unaffordable for one in four Americans with preexisting conditions and ration care through high-risk pools. It is a vote to impose an age tax on older Americans, some $1,700 to $14,600. That is quite a hike. It is a vote to force Americans to pay more for less, to raise premiums 24 to 29 percent, on average, over each of the next 2 years. CBO says that, not me. And no matter how Republicans try to spin it, healthcare advocates from the AMA to AARP, to everybody that follows, have said that it ends protections for those with preexisting conditions. I repeat: It ends protections for those with preexisting conditions. I repeat again: It ends protections for those with preexisting conditions.…”