Political Quotes

“Ladies and gentlemen of the House, when we passed the landmark Affordable Care Act, some derisively termed it ``ObamaCare.'' I believe that some day this bill will be famous because it is named after the President. We were proud to have taken up an important step in realizing a goal that we've been striving for for quite a long time. But today, we're confronted with a leader in the House, himself a medical doctor, who is urging that we take a step backward and roll back our progress. The measure before us will repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which would save us millions of dollars and pay for itself by pushing through malpractice legislation that undermines State sovereignty and enriches corporations that surely don't need it. Congress established the advisory board to slow Medicare's growth costs. The Independent Payment Advisory Board does not undermine our role in Medicare policy nor does it cut access to care. Its repeal, however, removes critical oversight and efficiency and paves the way for the majority's plans to replace guaranteed health care for seniors with corporate voucher systems. How many of us have constituencies that you could go back home and tell your constituents that you're going to replace this health care bill that is praised from one end of the country to the other, that has taken decades to enact, that we're now going to use vouchers for health care?…”