"Congress overwhelmingly resolved to support Yucca development 306-117."
"This will harm the sick, the elderly, and the disabled--all of whom already pay high costs for their medical care."
"the Affordable Care Act also created state-based health insurance exchanges which would allow other insurance carriers to come into states, thereby increasing competition and lowering premiums"
"As Speaker Hastert used to say, We shouldn't be forcing people to buy a Cadillac when all they need is a Chevy."
"This is about empowering people to make decisions for themselves, not assuming they need the government to protect them for themselves."
"This should be about consumer choice, not a one-size-fits-all state mandate package that may or may not address a particular individual's needs."
"Do the regulations of guarantee issue and community rating penalize people that have been responsible and purchased insurance before they were sick?"
"If you would continue, Dr. Parente, would the optimum policy goal be to have a system where consumers have more choice?"
"it is the patient protections that need to be in place"
"the protections that would be repealed include, among others, prohibiting gender rating, prohibiting the denial of people and children with preexisting conditions insurance"
"I think that this replace plan is not one that is good for American consumers"