Political Quotes

“What was the date that reconciliation was added to the budget resolution which said we don't need any Democratic votes? Was it May, was it April, was it March, or was it the very beginning of this session? I would ask him another question. Where were the meetings held to discuss this bill, and were any Democrats invited? I would ask him another question. Why did the majority leader not accept our offer to go into the Old Senate Chamber--100 Senators, no press, no anything else--and debate the bill? How can my good friend--and he is a good friend; we are on the bikes in the morning together--my good friend from Texas say there was a bipartisan process when, at the outset--at the outset--our Republican colleagues said the only thing we will debate is repeal and then replace? There was no discussion of whether repeal was the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do. Now, overwhelmingly the American people prefer fixing ObamaCare--which we offered to do--than repeal and replace. It is no wonder, I would say to my colleague as he answers these questions, that this bill is being brought in the dark of night. It is because my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are ashamed of the bill--because, believe you me, if they liked this bill, they would have brass bands down every Main Street in America talking about it, but they are trying to sneak it through because mainly their goal is a tax cut for the rich.…”