Political Quotes

“what my colleague seems to be stressing-- and it is something I share--is that there is an urgency here. In my State, we have a couple with premium hikes of 500 percent. They feel like they are getting hit by a healthcare wrecking ball. And what I am also deeply concerned about--and we have talked about it in the Finance Committee--is that with all these cuts in public programs, we are going to have a massive shift to those who have employer-sponsored coverage. It is 154 million people. For 60 percent of working age Americans with coverage, it comes from their employers. They are going to have a massive shift onto them. And what I believe my friend is saying and what he is stressing and seeing in Vermont is the urgency of this.”