Political Quotes

“People deserve a serious debate on a serious subject. Unfortunately, while serious in tone, what we are hearing from my colleagues is not serious in content. I have listened to people come to the floor repeatedly, talking about a government takeover of health care, which was judged by Politifax to be the political lie of the year for 2010. Indeed, we instead built upon the current system that is a balance to meet the needs of the American people. We had another serious element that has crept into the approach from my Republican friends--the disregard of Congress' nonpartisan budget referee. It is reckless and unprecedented. It has never happened in 34 years. These are the people who provide impartial information, which is being imagined away by our friends on the other side of the aisle. Yes, it will require Congress to follow through on the legislation to realize the savings, but the answer is not to turn our backs on reform; it is to make reform work. The current bill builds on the current system. It incorporates elements of reform that have been supported on a bipartisan basis for years. Now all of a sudden there is the disregard we heard for a proposal signed into law by Republican Governor Mitt Romney. Instead of repealing reform, we should be focusing on strengthening it.”