Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I know Dr. Bera is leaving the floor right now. So often, when I am home and I am here, we always pick winners and losers and, somehow, that becomes the main objective of who won, who lost. So we are worried today about the score. It doesn't matter on the score because everybody wins on this. There is no loser on this. And if we can't look to the people who have supported us our whole lives and have created opportunities that exist in this country on their backs, what in the world are we doing here? Well, I can't tell you how much I appreciate the opportunity to be with Ms. DelBene. This is incredible to get this done today. I am urging every single Member to vote for this. Please throw out your scorecard and look at the picture in your wallet of who it is that parented you or grandparented you and say you know what, wouldn't it be nice to give them something back after they gave us their whole life? And let them have some peace of mind. I don't think there is anything greater in your later years than peace of mind and being able to know that I am getting healthcare when I need it. I am not going to have to wait for somebody someplace else to determine whether I should get it. So it has been a pleasure working with you. It has been a pleasure working with all of our colleagues. And for Dr.…”