Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, this is a great day for us. We worked with Chairman Neal on this and Joe Courtney. I don't normally go out on a limb, but it is nice to see a bunch of Irish guys get together--I am not sure you can say that anymore in the people's House--to make sure that we are protecting so many people who have earned healthcare through their employer. I think the last couple days, if you were to look at what happened here in the House and you were to go back home and talk to people back home, they would ask, ``Can't you guys get along on anything? Can't you put away these things you fight over and actually start to talk about the things that help us? Can't you do things like that?'' We have watched it, Madam Speaker, and I am sure people are back home saying, ``They can't do anything.'' Well, I am here to tell you today that is just not true. You are going to see a bipartisan effort today on a bipartisan bill to make sure that hardworking Americans get to keep their employer-sponsored healthcare. Those are people in labor unions. Those are people in everyday businesses: small businesses, big businesses, all across the board. What we are doing today is a move in the right direction. What we are doing today is truly bipartisan, and we hope it becomes bicameral. Today you are going to see both Republicans and Democrats come together to do the right thing for the right reasons, and good things are going to come of that.…”