Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of affordable health insurance for all Americans. I rise in support of this historic legislation because affordable health care is really about life--about a healthier and more secure life for all Americans. This is about life--the life of a senior who can't afford prescription drugs, or a mother carrying a new life waiting to be born. This legislation says every American has the right to the dignity of a healthy life. Nothing more, nothing less. Its promise is true for all citizens, of all ages, from all walks of life. In that respect, it is profoundly American. It is most certainly about the millions of citizens in our nation who run small businesses and about their employees--who after all these years comprise over half the uninsured in our nation. These businesses embody the hopes and dreams of life in America. They are the engines of job growth, but after all these decades, they are treated like second class citizens. This bill is about women and children--the millions of women who have no health care and the millions of children who are born frail and weak because their mothers have no access to prenatal care and their fathers have no insurance. The March of Dimes tells us that every year, more than half a million American children are born underweight, one out of every eight children born premature, malnourished, and so many with disability. That should not happen in America.…”