Political Quotes

“I rise to address the nomination of Cornelia Pillard to the DC Circuit Court. This nomination is a good example of government overreach that has led to things such as the ObamaCare debacle. Let me say to my colleagues who have been on the floor speaking about Newtown, I had an opportunity to spend an hour with parents of Newtown children. It is a compelling personal story that they shared. No parent should have to watch a child die. No parent should have to live and a child die. My heart still goes out to those who lost children at Newtown. Today, with the Affordable Care Act fresh on my mind, I venture back to think about when I came to the floor in 2009 and said in front of my colleagues of the Senate and the American people--I wish to spend the balance of this second half of the hour rehashing some of the things I came to the floor to talk about. There were numerous opportunities before the legislation was passed. I remember it was very close to Christmas in December of 2009. I said premiums will increase for younger and healthier individuals because of the new federally mandated rating rules. Over 40 percent of the uninsured are ages 18 to 34, the same group that will be hit with the highest increases if this bill passes. What do we hear Americans are focused on today? Young people. Are they going to join? Today their insurance is three times lower than what it will be in January of 2014. Why? Because of the Affordable Care Act. No.…”