Political Quotes

“I have spent much of my time in public service working to promote bipartisanship in health care. In fact, the distinguished chairman of the Finance Committee is here. I think he may speak next. Our colleague from Tennessee Senator Alexander is a cosponsor of my comprehensive health care reform bill. So, for me, bipartisanship and health care policy is enormously important, and there are certainly plenty of ways in which Democrats and Republicans could be working together to strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be on the menu either today or in this Congress. Today, instead of looking forward on health care in America, the Senate, on a transportation bill, will have a vote on whether to go backward on health care--backward to the days when health care in America was for the healthy and the wealthy. I specifically used those words because the moment you repeal the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans lose protection against preexisting conditions. The moment that happens, if you are healthy and wealthy, no sweat, but for the millions who are aren't, they are back in that abyss where they go to bed at night worried that they may get wiped out the very next morning because they have a preexisting health condition. Protection for those individuals will be gone the moment the Senate votes.…”