Political Quotes

“we come together today to talk about a critical nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court at a time when the Court will be considering a range of issues that are critically important to the American people. Right now, one of the issues a lot of Americans are most concerned about is the issue of healthcare. There are so many aspects to that issue we can examine today. I will get to larger overriding concerns I have with the nomination in a moment. For now, what I will do is walk through some concerns I have when it comes to healthcare itself and, in particular, Americans with disabilities because I think, in this part of the debate and in this part of Judge Kavanaugh's record and the potential impact his decisions as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court will have on healthcare itself and people with disabilities--this whole part of his record and what might happen has not been examined enough in this debate. I will start with healthcare. If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed today, he could be the deciding vote in eliminating key healthcare protections for people with preexisting conditions--an action that would have serious repercussions on the healthcare of millions of Americans. This administration and congressional Republicans have been trying for the better part of the last 2 years to rip away healthcare coverage from the people who need it the most across America.…”