Political Quotes

“I rise this afternoon to speak about the nomination of Tom Price to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. I wish to start this afternoon with a couple of names--just five, and I will use just first names--five Pennsylvanians whom I will refer to in my remarks. I am certain I will get to the first two, and I hope to get to all five. First is Anthony; second is Rowan; third is Rebecca; and fourth and fifth are Hannah and Madeline, two sisters whose story inspired me and continues to inspire me today. I will start with Anthony because I think his circumstance and that of his family are good reminders of how important the Medicaid program is to families across the country. Anthony's mom wrote us a letter. I will read pertinent parts of it to summarize his circumstance. His mom writes in the opening part of the letter: My son, Anthony, was born at 25 weeks and he weighed one tiny pound. We were overcome with medical bills which Medicaid thankfully paid for us. Since his birth he has had multiple health crisis, seizures, sleep disorders just to name a few. Most recently, Anthony was diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder, Tourette's syndrome, severe obsessive compulsive disorder, and Dyspraxia. All of those in the life of one young boy-- She says: Last spring, we were faced with the decision of putting him in a residential treatment program.…”