Political Quotes

“Thank you for the time. I don't have to tell you all that there is a debate raging in our country about the future of health care. I want to share, first of all, a story that I received by email from Yvonne who lives in the town of Firth, Nebraska, right near me. She says this: We are a farming family of five in southeast Nebraska and recently received notification from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska--an insurance company--that our insurance premiums are increasing from $578 per month to $1,092 per month. That is $514 more, resulting from the misnamed ``Affordable Care Act.'' Yvonne goes on and says: Even if I play with the numbers and drop our family income to be eligible for subsidies, my family has never needed government assistance in the past to pay for health insurance. Why should we need it now, other than Washington's interference? Would you please tell me how I am supposed to find an extra $500 in my monthly budget to afford this new improved policy. Mark, who lives in Lincoln, says he is 49. He said he had his insurance canceled, and he had a very good policy. And this is what he had to say: I had a $5,000 deductible policy; and after that, everything was covered. My policy was not a junk insurance policy. And it was canceled. {time} 1845 Mr. Speaker, many Americans are awakening to sticker shock and are feeling, frankly, very betrayed by the earlier comments that if you like your health care plan, you can keep it.…”