Political Quotes

“last Thursday a Gallup and Healthways survey revealed more good news about the ever-shrinking rate of uninsured Americans. Because of the Affordable Care Act, 91 percent of American adults now have health insurance. ObamaCare has been especially helpful to working Americans. For adults making less than $36,000, the uninsured rate has been cut by one-third. Ninety-two percent of Americans making between $36,000 and $90,000 a year now have health insurance. Every day more and more people who were previously without health insurance are now covered. That is especially true across racial and ethnic lines, where the uninsured rate is plummeting. According to this survey, ``across key subgroups, blacks and Hispanics have experienced the largest declines in their uninsured rates since the fourth quarter of 2013.'' The numbers really bear that out. The uninsured rate for African- Americans has dropped by more than 50 percent, and the uninsured rate for Hispanics has dropped by more than 25 percent. These are the facts. All across the Nation, our constituents are getting the health care coverage they were promised when Congress passed the Affordable Care Act. So I think it is time for our Republican colleagues to stop denying the evidence. The evidence is that ObamaCare is working for the American people. Mr. President, I see no one on the floor. I ask the Chair to announce the business for the remainder of the day. ____________________”