Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, a historic measure that will put families first when it comes to accessing health care coverage. American families need this bill now more than ever. In the past decade, the cost for health care for American families has skyrocketed. If we do nothing, it's only going to get worse. If we do nothing, in 10 years small businesses will shell out $29,000 in medical costs per employee. If we do nothing, the costs of an employer-sponsored health insurance plan will increase 84 percent by 2016. And if we do nothing, the American economy will break under the weight of mounting debt. Americans may very well be tired of the endless media coverage regarding this debate. But they know as we do that we have a serious problem in our health care system that must be fixed. We on this side of the aisle are ready to deal with it. Simply put, health care reform is good medicine for America and good medicine for American businesses. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind both sides to heed the gavel.”