Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady for yielding. This slowdown, shutdown has taken on many particular angles and a lot of accusation and a lot of discussion; but as we get to this point, although ObamaCare isn't driving the shutdown, it isn't merely about the millions who will still be uninsured, and its not merely about the 50 percent or more of this country who will be on Medicaid where access to care is extremely limited, and it's not only about rates going up. It is about that health care is going backwards in America, not forward. The government shutdown is not only about the fact that in Ohio we passed a constitutional amendment that made the mandate in Ohio, only to be overturned by the Supreme Court. Sixty-six percent of the people in Ohio did not want this law, and I'm from Ohio and I'm here to continue to fight for that. I'm bothered as we go through this and I hear the arguments and I hear people referred to ``terrorism,'' ``jihad'' and ``bombs strapped to their chest.'' Well, as someone who served in Iraq as a combat surgeon during the bloodiest time of the war, 2005-2006, I guarantee you what's taking place here is not that, and it's shameful when people use those types of references. And I bet those who have served in war understand that's not appropriate. We are here to negotiate, we're here to discuss, and we're here to represent the American people.…”