Political Quotes

“2 weeks ago, as Americans were gathering with loved ones to celebrate our Nation's independence, a Treasury bureaucrat quietly posted a blog detailing a major policy shift in the administration's signature health care law--the delay of the employer mandate. While it appeared to be a sudden turnabout, today we learned the administration had made the decision in June and that ``it was considered in a very careful way for a while.'' This is a direct contradiction to previous testimony before Congress. Every single time that we asked the administration witness if implementation was on track, they looked us in the eye and said, ``Absolutely, yes.'' Why did the ``most transparent administration in history'' mislead Congress and try to dupe the public? Because it knew that the law is bad for business and bad for jobs. Today, we give the administration authority in full view of the American public to delay the employer mandate for a year. The House will stand up for the millions of young adults, working families, and older Americans who cannot afford the health care law's looming rate shock. Fair is fair. If businesses aren't subject to the same burdens and penalties under the health care law next year, average Americans shouldn't face them either. Many middle class families are going to pay dramatically higher premiums as a result of the Affordable Care Act.…”