Political Quotes

“yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that no family should live one illness or one accident away from bankruptcy. The Court decision is not a victory for Democrats or President Obama, it is a true victory for the American people. Let me give you a few reasons why that is the case, and just a few. Since the act was signed by President Obama, more than 6 million young people have signed up for their parents' health plan. Why is that important? As most people know--in the Senate, at least--I am from Searchlight, NV. It is a very small community. Someone I care a great deal about was the assistant postmistress there. Her husband has been around town. They have been together for many years. They have a boy named Jeff. I can remember, when we first had our home in Searchlight, he would help us as a young boy, climbing up into a Joshua tree and putting up Christmas tree lights. Well, he has grown past that. He was in college and doing quite well. He started getting sick. He had just turned 23. As embarrassing as it was, he had to go to a doctor to find out what was wrong. He had testicular cancer. That happened a matter of weeks after he was no longer on the insurance plan of his parents. They had no money. They were desperate to help their boy, and they did everything they could to help him. He had two or three surgeries. His life was saved. It really put a dent in what limited savings they had. She worked part time in the post office.…”