Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act needs to be repaired, not repealed. In 2010, Democrats passed health care reform in an effort to move toward health insurance for all Americans. Though we have made progress and more work to do, we cannot move America backward. Tens of thousands of people in northern Ohio and millions across America will lose insurance if TrumpCare becomes law. This bill is cruel. It will take away care from some of our most vulnerable citizens like those who suffer from opioid addiction, mental illness or have disabilities. This bill will undermine Medicare and cut $28 billion from Ohio's Medicaid program, the majority of which is spent on nursing home care. If Republicans succeed in repealing the Medicaid expansion, one in four Ohio hospitals would close according to the Ohio Hospital Association. Our goal should be to make our health care system better, not worse. This merciless bill is not a health care bill. This bill is an $800 billion tax cut for corporations and the very rich. How that giveaway provides better health care to working and middle-class families is beyond me. For Lent I gave up chocolate, I recommend the Republicans try giving up tax cuts to the rich! Let me share a story about a young man in Ohio who was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer one month before his 26th birthday. Once he turned 26 he lost coverage under his parent's health care policy.…”