Political Quotes

“first, let me say that it has been a long, long road for both sides. Each side had sincere convictions, and we are at this point. I want to say three things. First, I suggest that we turn the page. It is time to turn the page. I say to my dear friend the majority leader that we are not celebrating. We are relieved that millions and millions of people who would have been so drastically hurt by the three proposals put forward will, at least, retain their healthcare, be able to deal with preexisting conditions, deal with nursing homes and opioids that Medicaid has paid for. We are relieved, not for ourselves, but for the American people. But as I have said over and over again, ObamaCare was hardly perfect. It did a lot of good things, but it needs improvement. I hope one part of turning that page is that we go back to regular order, work in the committees together to improve ObamaCare. We have good leaders--the Senator from Tennessee, the Senator from Washington, the Senator from Utah, the Senator from Oregon. They have worked well together in the past and can work well together in the future. There are suggestions we are interested in that come from Members on the other side of the aisle--the Senator from Maine and the Senator from Louisiana. So let's turn the page and work together to improve our healthcare system, and let's turn the page in another way.…”