Political Quotes

“I rise to speak in opposition to President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. In my home State of New York, more than 8 million people have health problems. That is almost half my State. They are living with diabetes. They have had treatment for cancer. They have a childhood disease. Before the Affordable Care Act became law, if you had a health problem and you needed to see a doctor, health insurance companies were allowed to make you pay much more. The health insurance companies were allowed to turn you away. They were allowed to tell you ``Sorry, you are not profitable for us because you are sick,'' and they did it many times. Let's not forget that included women who were pregnant. But they can't tell them that anymore because of the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act made that simple statement illegal. Now insurance companies must cover you if you are sick. They must cover you if you have had a health problem in the past. And millions of Americans are better off now because of that fact. So what does this have to do with the Supreme Court? President Trump has made it clear that one of his biggest goals as President is to destroy the Affordable Care Act. He has already tried hard to get Congress to repeal the law, and luckily for us, he failed. He failed because people don't want their health insurance taken away from them. It is really that simple.…”