Political Quotes

“42.7 percent of Oregon's seniors--that's about 200,000 in Oregon, nearly 41,000 in my district--were enrolled, at the time this law was established, in Medicare Advantage programs. You know, under this bill, under this new law, Medicare gets whacked by $500 billion, and the reports indicate one out of two seniors might lose their Medicare Advantage across the country. Look, I want a patient-centered health care system. It's your life. It's your health. You should have the right to choose your doctor and your hospital and make those decisions. We will address, with our replacement bill, preexisting conditions, making sure kids who are in college or up to 26 or whatever the age is decided by the committee are going to be able to be covered by your insurance. But I'll tell you what. In the law that is on the books today, it drives up the cost of health care, it drives up premiums, and it adds to the Nation's debt when you look at it in the long term, according to CBO. The manager at Taurus Freight, a small freight logistics business in Bend, Oregon, told me recently, because of the 1099 reporting provision in this bill, she's going to quit buying from various businesses, consolidate. It's going to cost jobs and put new headaches on small businesses.”