Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I rise as leader of the Republicans on the committee of jurisdiction over employer-sponsored healthcare, the House Committee on Education and Labor. We have a vital stake in this debate because that is how most Americans get their healthcare, through their employer. Our focus should be on improving those options. Instead, we are here so our Democratic colleagues can grind an ax against the few remaining healthcare options they don't get to control. Among its many choice-eliminating, freedom-limiting provisions, this legislation would eliminate short-term, limited-duration insurance plans. These plans are an obvious potential solution for millions of Americans, working or not, who may find themselves between jobs or unable to afford rising premiums in the already expensive individual market. If any of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim to be champions for hardworking Americans or the unemployed, their support for this provision is proof that those claims are empty. It is worth noting for the Record that short-term, limited-duration plans were legal under the Obama administration and that States still have the authority to regulate these plans both under the Obama administration and under the current rules. If States choose to limit or prohibit the sale of these plans, they are free to do so.…”