Political Quotes

“For 15 million Americans, this is another Friday night without a paycheck. And instead of working together to create jobs, here we are again relitigating the health care bill, the bill we talked about last year, last month, last week, yesterday, this morning. Here we are. We should be creating jobs, but here we are. Now, the exchange does three things. It says that small businesses and families and individuals can get the same purchasing power that big corporations do when they buy their health insurance. It says you can choose among private competitors, insurance companies, and see who makes the best offer to you. And it says you make the choice that you want. This should sound very familiar to the Members on the other side because it's exactly what they have as Members of Congress in the Federal health insurance program. So I would think that the Members on both sides would want their constituents to have the same health care opportunities that they do. If you believe that's the case, then the right vote on this amendment is 'no.'”