Political Quotes

“my friend, the Republican leader, must be in denial to come to the floor and talk about ObamaCare the way he did. He is neglecting the facts. I will only repeat a few of them. No. 1, there are 17 million people who now have health insurance who didn't. Using his own numbers, he said: One out of every five people who went to the emergency room in Kentucky had insurance, private insurance. Four-fifths of them had no insurance. They have it now. That says it all. Rather than cut Medicare and cut Medicaid, as in the Republican budget--they should not be doing that. The reason there are long waiting lines is because Republicans are not helping us fund Medicare and Medicaid in an appropriate fashion. The late Senator Ted Kennedy once said: ``An essential part of our progressive vision is an America where no citizen of any age fears the cost of health care.'' We are not there yet, but since the Affordable Care Act became law, that vision has become more of a reality every day. The facts are indisputable. Health care costs are growing at a historically low rate. The overall health of Americans is improving, and health care providers are now finding innovative ways to reduce health care spending while improving the quality of care that patients have. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that a key pilot program created by the Affordable Care Act saved Medicare almost $400 million in 2 years. This is good news.…”