Political Quotes

“I wish to thank my colleague from West Virginia for her comments on this health care law, as well as my colleague from Louisiana. I have just returned, as we all have, from our time in our State and traveling in our State. I know my colleague from West Virginia heard the same stories that I heard in Nebraska. People are worried. They are afraid. They are very concerned about their futures and what they are going to see this fall with regard to this health care law. So I thank my colleagues for their comments that they have given today on this very important issue. I, too, rise to address the stark reality of President Obama's failed health care law. The evidence of its failure continues. The latest example is the relentless increase in premium rates across our country. In Nebraska, health care plans under ObamaCare will see premium rates rise more than 30 percent. Nearly every week, I hear new stories of the pain caused by this law. It breaks my heart because it has led hard- working people to the brink of despair. We have sunk to the point where some Nebraskans, like many Americans across our country, are now asking themselves: Why bother? Karen in central Nebraska shared that most of her paycheck goes to her plan's premium and deductible costs. She is faced with two terrible options: quit her job to qualify for more government subsidies or opt out of insurance coverage and then pay the penalty.…”