Political Quotes

“I am disappointed but not surprised that my colleague has objected. I don't believe he objected because of the effort to help pay these subsidies, which are passthroughs to insurance companies. Reforming how we do those, I am certainly happy to sit down and talk about that, but the fact is, that is not the issue right now. The issue is, this is a way we could address the current uncertainty in the marketplaces in a way that will be good for maintaining stability of healthcare for all Americans. I am disappointed there isn't a willingness to work together to do that. I hope, as this debate continues, we will finally see people come together to get something done to address, not just healthcare for Americans but to address the one-sixth of the economy that depends on the healthcare industry. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.”