Political Quotes

“It is heartening that a few of our Republican colleagues are urging caution on the reckless approach to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They are acknowledging that the only reasonable way to proceed--if that is the objective--is to, at the same time that they repeal, provide the American people with a replacement, a replacement that meets their criteria. One reason they have not done so is that Republicans don't really agree, don't really know how to do that. The new President promises that a repeal-and-replace program will be better. It will have lower costs and better coverage--a tall order--and we have seen no details. The troubling fact for the Republicans bent on repealing the Affordable Care Act is that the ACA is working, and most of the major provisions are wildly popular: no lifetime limits on health care; no denial for preexisting conditions to almost 130 million Americans who would otherwise have their health care at risk; allowing children to stay on their parents' health insurance until they are age 25; not charging women higher premiums than men simply because of their chromosomes. These elements are absolutely essential going forward, and the American public wants this to continue. Sadly, even if they do slow down and try to do it right, there is much damage that is being done with the uncertainty in the air.…”