Political Quotes

“Washington, D.C., is increasingly detached from the needs and concerns of western Pennsylvanians. The Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania works to improve the quality of life for people with spina bifida and their families by providing much-needed service, education, advocacy, and housing. Mr. Speaker, I recently visited with the men and women who work there, as well as the residents and program participants of the facilities and programs they operate. The workers are dedicated and caring people, and they do tremendous work. As of July 1, 2014, Mr. Speaker, the Spina Bifida Association was forced to discontinue coverage for its 25 full-time employees because President Obama's health care law made it so unaffordable for them to continue-- another broken promise of President Obama's oversold health care law. It is past time for President Obama and his unelected Federal elites to change course and begin pursuing policies that help people and not his out-of-touch and out-of-control Washington, D.C. ____________________”