Political Quotes

“I rise today and every day for the working families of northwestern Ohio. This includes rural Americans across this country who are being left behind by the bills not reaching this floor this week. Right now, Congress is debating healthcare as if it were an abstract policy exercise, but back home, it is very real. It is the factory worker in Defiance choosing between insulin and groceries. It is the farmer in Fulton County driving an hour to see a doctor and then opening a bill he simply cannot pay. These proposals do nothing to protect them. Let's be clear. A $1,000 health savings account is not insurance. It is a coupon, one that disappears the moment you walk into an emergency room. That money helps people who already have savings. It does not help families living paycheck to paycheck. One hospital visit costs more than a month's rent. Instead of stabilizing premiums, extending ACA subsidies, and protecting coverage, these phony bills gamble with people's lives. Madam Speaker, healthcare should not depend on your ZIP Code, your job title, or the balance in your bank account. Working Ohioans deserve real coverage, not false, empty promises.”