Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from New Hampshire. As I contemplate what is happening at 62 years of age and looking back through my life, this is undoubtedly the greatest assault on liberty this country has ever had. It is not direct; it is indirect. But it is what the Senator from New Hampshire talked about: we are going to decide for you what you get. What the American people still don't understand is there are three areas in this bill that in the next 5 years will put the government in charge of everybody's health care--what you can have, what you can't have, and who can give it to you. That is what is coming. So if you are a caregiver or you are a patient, you might think long and hard about the three provisions in this bill that are going to do that: a Medicare advisory commission, the cost-effectiveness comparative effectiveness panel, and the U.S. preventative task force panel. All of those are going to carry the force of law, and it will not just apply to government-run plans. If you have private insurance with your employer today, you are going to be told what treatments you can have because some group of bureaucracies in Washington are going to decide that. That is what is in this bill. The Senator from New Hampshire mentioned several claims that have been made. I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending motions and amendments so I may offer an amendment which is at the desk, No. 3556. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.…”