Political Quotes

“this bankruptcy bill is but the latest attempt by the Republican Congress to undermine the economic security of the middle class. Health care costs, not spending sprees, are the single largest causes of bankruptcies in America. Health care costs. Medical bankruptcies have gone up by more than 2,000 percent in the last 25 years. Why are we here trying to increase the profits of credit card companies while doing nothing to lower the cost of health care for middle-class American families? It is disgraceful that this bill is being considered under a closed rule, with just an hour of debate, with no opportunity for amendment. Supporters of this bill claim to have exempted service members who become disabled on active duty, but to be exempted you have to go into debt while on active duty. A veteran who returns home from Iraq or Afghanistan and then goes into debt because of the injuries sustained on active duty is still subject to the punitive means test. What a way to treat the men and women in uniform fighting on behalf of the United States. It is an unfair loophole that we should have had the opportunity to close here on the House floor. Another blatant unfairness is that this bill allows millionaires to shield their assets in estates in Florida and Texas, but no such homestead exemption exists for middle-class families who suffer serious medical expenses.”