Political Quotes

“I am going to thank all the Members of this body for a spirited but respectful debate on what is a critical issue to the American people. Both sides of the aisle have very different viewpoints on what government's role in this health care issue should be, and if there is one thing that we do agree on, it is that this health care law needs improvement. The President said as much yesterday. Why does it need improvement? One only needs to look at the facts. Yesterday, 200 economists and experts put out a letter calling this health care bill 'a barrier to job growth.' The letter talks about how employers are struggling to keep up with all the mandates and tax hikes in this law, flooding the job market with additional uncertainty. The one thing the American people wanted out of health care reform was lower costs, which the authors of this law promised; but according to these economists, this law will increase spending by nearly $1 trillion--and that is a minimum number--and add nearly $1.5 trillion to the national debt. So, if we agree that this law needs improving, why would we keep it on the books?”