Political Quotes

“Let me finish this. He said: ``I'd be lying if I said we haven't had that discussion.'' Again, this goes back to the chief financial officer of a waste and recycling company. Delta Airlines expects ObamaCare will cost it $100 million per year. Imagine that, one company--Delta Airlines--and the ACA will cost them $100 million per year. One reason for new costs is the 40-percent excise tax on Delta's employee health benefits. As if Americans don't have enough trouble as it is with issues with airlines these days, just add a 40-percent excise tax. Some have identified the Cadillac tax as a tax that just hits unions or a tax that just hits wealthy Americans, but the Cadillac tax is a tax on the middle class. I think we know that. I think we understand that. That is why we saw the vote we did last week. It is a tax on small businesses, it is a tax on the middle class, and it is a tax on retirees. With that, I know we have a question from my friend from Nebraska. I wish to give him an opportunity to raise that question.”