Political Quotes

“after weeks of secrecy, after not engaging with the public, after an effort to prevent not only Democrats in this body but women in this body from participating in putting together a new healthcare bill, last week we saw Senate Republican leaders put forward their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Like its companion bill in the House, this legislation imposes draconian cuts to Medicaid, our Nation's principal program for insuring children, people with disabilities, and seniors in nursing homes. It drives up costs for middle- and low-income Americans while delivering huge new tax cuts to the wealthiest in this country. I start with the premise that you can't take health insurance away from 22 million Americans and call it reform or better care. I think President Trump was accurate when he described this approach simply as mean. The fact is, this legislation is a direct threat to the health and well-being of millions of Americans, including tens of thousands in New Hampshire. The opioid epidemic in the country and in New Hampshire is the worst public health crisis in modern history. In New Hampshire, thanks to the expansion of Medicaid, done by a Republican legislature and a Democratic Governor, my colleague from New Hampshire who is now in the Senate, who is here with me today--thanks to their bipartisan work, nearly 11,000 Granite Staters have been able to access lifesaving treatment under the Medicaid Program for substance use disorders.…”