Political Quotes

“last week marked the end of an open enrollment for the health exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. The numbers are in, and once again millions of Americans signed up for quality health care. Normally--it is normal now, and each year it keeps going up--nationally almost 13 million Americans selected their plans through health insurance marketplaces. In Nevada, almost 90,000 people enrolled in Nevada's health exchange. That represents a 20-percent increase over 2015 enrollment numbers. These numbers are further evidence that the Affordable Care Act-- ObamaCare--is working. The law is helping Americans get access to quality health care, many for the first time in their entire lives. That is why it is particularly frustrating to watch Republicans continue banging their heads when it comes to ObamaCare. Last Tuesday-- Groundhog Day, fittingly--House Republicans voted for the 63rd time to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act. That is 63 times House Republicans have ignored all the evidence that proves the Affordable Care Act is helping their constituents. It is not just House Republicans; it seems as if every day my friend the Republican leader comes to the floor and rails against ObamaCare. He has led Senate Republicans in voting to repeal or defund the Affordable Care Act 17 different times. Yet more than 10 percent of the Republican leader's own constituents are benefiting from the Affordable Care Act.…”