Political Quotes

“I rise today to speak about why I, too, will be opposing Alex Azar to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. I appreciate, as always, my great friend from Massachusetts and her advocacy for the people of her State and all of the country. Perhaps more than any other agency, the Department of Health and Human Services touches the lives of people in Michigan and across the country every single day. It provides families access to Head Start and other early childhood education programs that help our youngest learners get off to a strong start. It helps ensure that families have health insurance, whether through Medicare, Medicaid, children's health insurance, or private insurance. It administers the Food and Drug Administration, which makes sure that medications are safe and effective. It works to ensure that health insurance and prescription drugs are affordable because the best medication and health coverage in the world will not help anyone if they can't afford them. In short, this position is all about people. I expect our next Secretary of Health and Human Services to, above all, put people before politics or profits. Unfortunately, I do not have confidence that Mr. Azar will do that. Some of my biggest concerns come in the area of prescription drugs prices--an issue that is extremely important in Michigan. I have spent a tremendous amount of time focused on that over the years, on what needs to happen.…”