Political Quotes

“what happened last night, if the President is watching or the White House is watching, y'all did one heck of a job on my friend, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood), who has been a champion, a stalwart on behalf of patients and consumers across this Nation, not just in Georgia. For those of you who thought what might have happened in Florida was good, what happened last night was that much better. Everyone will recite some of the legal things and the legal changes in this bill, but the truth still stands. The only bill on this floor that will be considered today that provides clear and enforceable rights for patients, clear lines of accountability for decisions made by either employers or insurance companies is the Ganske-Dingell-Berry legislation. I have great respect for the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) and will continue to hold him in high regard. I have great respect for the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) and the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Fletcher). But for those of you interested in providing clear patients' rights, enforceable patients' rights, holding those accountable, those who make medical decisions, you have one clear choice, the American Medical Association's choice, Republican Members in the Senate including Mr. McCain, and those of us on our side: the Ganske-Dingell-Berry bill. Vote for patients, not the insurance companies.”