Political Quotes

“Mr. President, first of all, I wish to thank Senator Murray, a member of our leadership, for taking this time to talk about accounts from home, what we have heard from those we have the honor to represent, and I think this is exactly what is appropriate at the beginning of this work period. I just come off of eight open-to-all townhall meetings in my home State of Oregon. Five were in counties won by President Trump, three were in counties won by Hillary Clinton, and the single unifying issue that dominated each one is that TrumpCare is a loser. Across the political spectrum--Democrats, Republicans, liberals, and conservatives--what I was told is that the Congress ought to set this TrumpCare bill aside, that the one Mitch McConnell has been working on ought to be dropped, and after it is dropped, Democrats and Republicans ought to get together and look for the common ground by trying to show some common sense. I am going to spend a little time talking about what I heard, what people are concerned about, and then briefly talk about, as Senator Murray said, what we would like to do if our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will drop this ill-advised, ``our way or the highway'' approach and do what the Senate has traditionally done when we are talking about tackling a big issue, which is find common ground. It doesn't get much bigger than healthcare. We are spending $3.2 trillion each year now on healthcare.…”