Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in opposition to this deeply flawed and deceptively named legislation. Contrary to the bill's title, this bill will not promote access to better health care nor will it make health care more affordable. If the wishes of many of the proponents of this legislation come true and the Affordable Care Act is repealed and Medicare and Medicaid as we know them are curtailed or eliminated, then decent, affordable health care will remain out of reach for millions of Americans, including many who now have access to health care services. I urge all Members to keep one fact in mind as we debate the medical malpractice aspects of this bill. These provisions would apply only to people who had meritorious claims of malpractice against them. You don't have to limit people's recoveries or attorneys fees for people without meritorious claims. So whatever we're doing here today will be done only to those who have been injured, whose injuries have been inflicted by someone else's wrongdoing, and who need and should be entitled to compensation. The argument we hear, which is not a new one, is that if we allow the players in the health care industry, including Big Pharma, the manufacturers of defective medical devices, and even big insurance companies and HMOs that routinely pay for health care services, to escape the consequences of the harm they inflict, then somehow we'll all be better off.…”