Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to speak on behalf of millions of Americans who are very grateful they have health care now under the Affordable Care Act that they didn't have a few years ago. Looking back over the years, I am reminded of the steps forward that we, as Americans, have taken, starting with Medicare and Medicaid, and how we have helped to lift a generation of seniors out of poverty and ill health because of lack of insurance and not having access to prescription drugs. The majority of Medicaid coverage, about 80 percent, is for seniors in nursing homes. We are moving forward again and putting in place the ability of people to see a doctor and get the medical care that they need. With the Affordable Care Act, we took the next important step for over 17 million Americans. Moms and dads don't have to go to bed at night anymore and say: Please, God. Don't let the kids get sick. They know they will be able to take their child to a doctor. They know they are going to be able to get coverage and won't get dropped if they get sick, which was happening in too many cases before the Affordable Care Act. Women now know that just simply being a woman is not a preexisting condition, where we were paying twice as much for basic insurance or blocked from certain kinds of care.…”