Political Quotes

“I rise to talk about the Affordable Care Act, passed some 13 years ago, and in particular to talk about the Medicaid part of that, taking the Medicaid Program and allowing States to sign up for an expansion of Medicaid. But I thought the best place to start, as any healthcare discussion should start, is to talk about just one family. This happens to be a Pennsylvania family. I will start with two sisters. I will start with the older sister. Her name is Haley. Haley wrote me a letter just about 2\1/2\ years ago now, talking about her little sister. Here is what Haley wrote to me. She talked about where her family lives in Pennsylvania, and then she said--her sister's name is Sienna--she said: My sister is my best friend. She has Down syndrome so sometimes things are harder for her. It took her a long time to walk and she is still learning to talk. Her therapists help her and sometimes I help her too. Then she goes on to talk about how she, Haley, introduces her sister Sienna to her classmates. She said that she shares her sister with her friends, and I am quoting directly what Haley says: Mommy and me read a story at my school to explain Sienna's muscles work different than ours. Our muscles are like rubber bands but hers are more like play-doh. Now my friends understand why things are harder for her and they all love her. They think she is the cutest and so do I. So said an older sister about her younger sister.…”