Political Quotes

“The health plan that is now before Congress that has been given to us by the President of the United States builds on the current system. It is not a radical departure from what has been going on as it relates to how people will be cared for. It builds on a system of employer responsibility. At present, there are 9 out of every 10 Americans who receive their health care coverage through their employers; that is, Mr. President, 90 percent of the people who have health insurance in America receive it as a result of their job. Only 10 percent of the health care coverage in America today is, in effect, private insurance, nonemployer driven. Still, in spite of this fact, there are over 30 million Americans who work every day who have no insurance coverage for their health. In fact, 85 percent of uninsured Americans are in the working class. There is a false premise out in the public that those people who have no insurance are deadbeats, unwilling to work. In fact, that is not true. Eighty-five percent of the people who have no health insurance are people who work every day. These are people who need their coverage, should have their coverage.”