Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last year the Presiding Officer and I and a number of us went out to the folks in our great States and we promised that if we were elected into a majority, we would do everything we could to repeal and replace ObamaCare. The process the American people are going to witness over the next 24 hours is our fulfillment of that promise. It will take 51 votes to send a bill to the President's desk that repeals the most egregious provisions of ObamaCare. Once we do that, we can begin to start the process of addressing the legitimate health care problems instead of an option that has made the problems worse. It is a system that will control costs and put patients first. It is a system that puts choice first. It is a system that puts quality ahead of partisan politics. This will be an open process that we will go through tomorrow, and that is the way it should be. That means it will require some tough votes. Many of my friends on the right may not particularly like or enjoy the amendments that will be offered and then voted on, but I, for one, when confronted with a vote I may otherwise like to support--if I feel it prevents us from moving forward and being successful in sending this bill to the President's desk, then I am prepared to make those tough votes to be absolutely certain we fulfill that fundamental promise of repealing ObamaCare. However, in the end, this is about doing everything we can to keep our promise to the American people.…”