Political Quotes

“I want to join my friend Senator Casey today to talk about the importance of Medicaid. I want to echo his comments and Senator Wyden's comments, particularly given the attacks from the White House and State legislatures and, frankly, too many in this body. I am still incredulous when I think about what happened in this body and has happened many times. In my State, 900,000 people have insurance because of the Affordable Care Act. The expansion of Medicaid meant hundreds of thousands of families can rest easier knowing they will have health insurance when they need it. I have sat in this body a number of times and watched my colleagues-- mostly on that said of the aisle, well-dressed, well-paid, health insurance paid for by taxpayers--who are willing to cast a vote to take insurance away from hundreds of thousands in their States. Again, these are elected officials who have taken an oath of office, who have insurance paid for by taxpayers, and they are willing to take insurance away from others. I will illustrate with one story. Fourteen people in Ohio die every day from an overdose--more than any State in the country. I know it is a serious problem in Montana and a serious problem all over the country but more in Ohio than most places. Our State legislature wants to make it harder for Ohioans to get that care and so does President Trump. President Trump continues to try to take insurance away. These aren't people sitting at home.…”