Political Quotes

“Finally, Madam President, a word on healthcare. The Republicans continue to work on their healthcare bill behind closed doors, and now it seems they are looking for a vote on a final bill before the July 4th recess. To all of America, this should be a red alert. This is not a drill. This is a red alert. In a very short time, maybe only 2 weeks, the Republican majority may try to jam through a healthcare bill that no one in America has seen--no committee hearings, no public debate. According to some reports, the Republicans will not publicly release the text until the very last moment. What Senate Republicans are doing on healthcare is one of the most outrageous examples of legislative malpractice in decades. Senator McConnell, who believes in regular order, ought to think long and hard before he does this because it will not go down as a fine moment in history for him, for his party, or for the Senate. This is the party that chanted ``Read the bill, read the bill,'' when ObamaCare was being debated, and now they will not even show the bill. Democrats spent over a year on the Affordable Care Act, the ObamaCare bill, with multiple committee hearings. We actually accepted dozens of Republican amendments. Show us the bill. Senators Grassley, Hatch, and others had amendments that were added to the bill. Show us the bill so we have the same opportunity. Why would the majority so starkly depart from the normal legislative procedure?…”