Political Quotes

“this legislation was written at the behest of insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies. This is the beginning of the end of universal health care for seniors. Since Medicare was enacted in 1965, seniors went from a group least likely to have health insurance to most likely to have health insurance because of Medicare. Medicare has achieved goals that Congress has not been able to accomplish for the rest of our population by keeping millions out of poverty, increasing access to health care, improving quality of life and even extending life expectancy by 20 percent. This conference report will eliminate universal health care for the only part of our population that has it. It will lead to benefit cuts by the creation of an artificial cap on Medicare spending. It will increase costs for millions of seniors. It will privatize Medicare in order to dismantle it. We should be expanding Medicare so that all Americans can have quality health care under a single-payer system with fully-paid prescription drug benefits. This legislation is a choice between health care in the public interest which we still have with Medicare or health care in the private interest. Choose wisely. Reject the rule, reject the legislation.”