On the recordMay 16, 2013
I think all of us came to this august body with the mandate that we should try to improve the quality of life for our constituents and, therefore, the United States, the people that made our country so great. Education, health care, jobs, these are the things we want to do. But it's reached a point that this is no longer just putting Democrats in a political advantage. What it is doing is embarrassing the entire Congress, and I dare say, people in the country recognize that there's something wrong going on in Congress. Now, those of you that have taken Civics 101 know that there is no intention to repeal this act. People are waiting to get jobs. They're waiting, really, to get health care. And we're on the move for that. I've been here over 4 decades, and darn it the devil, we've been trying to get universal care. We're almost there. Now, if you're talking about repeal, it takes a majority of both Houses to pass this bill. The President's going to veto it. And you have to have two-thirds of both Houses in order to repeal. That is not going to happen, and you know it.
