Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to speak on the judicial nomination coming up and the cloture vote on the other nominee. With both nominees, I offered the White House cooperation to choose two more moderate nominees for Ohio, both of whom had been vetted by a bipartisan commission Senator Portman and I had, and the White House said they would rather pick these two extremist judges--these two young, far-right judges who have attacked America's healthcare and have attacked the consumer protection on preexisting condition. Judges are making decisions right now--in this body, fortunately, as Members of the Senate, we all have good coverage and health insurance-- that try to take insurance away from millions of Americans and several thousands in my State, even as they have tried to eliminate the consumer protections for those people who have preexisting conditions. There are millions of Americans who are anxious about holding onto their insurance because they get sick a lot and it is expensive to take care of them. They are afraid of having their insurance canceled, and they can't get insurance because of a preexisting condition, and this Congress tried to repeal that law and it failed. Now, Senator McConnell has turned to the Federal Judiciary, and the President of the United States seems to think the only way to eliminate the consumer protection for those with preexisting conditions is through the Judiciary.…”