Political Quotes

“one of the things I have repeatedly stated when I have spoken on this bill is that in S. 1052 there isn't any provision that provides for access to insurance. There is nothing that increases the number of insured. There are pages and pages and pages in this legislation that will decrease the number of insured and increase the rate of insurance in this country. If you would take a public poll, or take one in this Chamber, and were to ask people what is the biggest problem in the area of health care in this country, I think the overwhelming response would be the lack of insurance for 43 million Americans. The bottom line is that we should be discussing how we are going to solve the biggest problem in the health care system, and that is providing some assistance for those who don't have employer-provided health insurance. We do not do that in this bill. In fact, it has been stated over and over again that this bill will add to the ranks of the uninsured. That is not a positive step forward.”