Paul Tonko actually said...

"So when my Republican colleagues talk about their supposed desire to protect people with preexisting conditions, it is important to remember that you can't address this problem with a half-baked bill ..."

"I appreciate this hearing today because I think it is really critical to clarify the stakes of this healthcare debate for the American people."

"So given your expressed support for the pre-ACA marketplace where plans that covered even the most basic healthcare services were astronomically expensive in the individual market pricing out anyone w..."

"I find it unacceptable. I find it shameful, and I don't think we should sit quietly while people's right to health care is being threatened."