Political Quotes

“I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. This motion would commit the bill to the Finance Committee with instructions to eliminate all provisions that would increase healthcare costs for the middle class and those struggling to get into the middle class. I am offering this motion because healthcare costs are already too high for hard-working Ohioans, and this bill would make them even higher. We ought to be working to bring down costs; yet as my colleague Senator Heller said, there is nothing in this bill that would lower premiums. The first test of a bill should be, do no harm so I would hope all my colleagues will join me in ensuring that any bill that comes out of this body doesn't saddle working families with higher healthcare bills. My motion is supported by the following Senators: Baldwin, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Hirono, Feinstein, Leahy, Van Hollen, Harris, Franken, Carper, Udall, Coons, Menendez, Duckworth, Durbin, Reed, Stabenow, Warren, Booker, Nelson, and Klobuchar. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With Instructions Mr. Brown moves to commit the bill H.R.…”