Political Quotes

“I would ask any Republican who accuses Democrats of bailing out insurance companies to talk to a small business owner in their State who fears that if they don't have the tax credits next year--I repeat, next year--those small businesses won't be able to keep their doors open, run their business, pay their employees, and pay for healthcare. Now, if Republicans are serious about cracking down on price gouging by insurance companies and executives who want a big payday, I welcome them to the fight. I have been at it for years. I wrote the first tough law--it was bipartisan; it is on the books--to stop the rip-offs of older people who had 10 or 15 insurance policies that weren't worth the paper they were written on. But I can say that since a handful of Republicans joined me in 2008 to crack down on the abuses of insurance companies, Republicans willing to go after Big Insurance have been mighty few and very far between.”