Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the HOSPICE bill, which is a part of the overall BENES Act we are debating today. And I am proud to support the HOSPICE bill that I introduced and authored with my good friend, Jimmy Panetta, from California. Madam Speaker, I can tell you, when loved ones, like my mother, became sick, it is common to be left feeling helpless and for families not having the resources to deal with that terrible situation. But I thank God every day we were able to support my mother with a wonderful team, not only of our family but of our hospice care providers. They gave her, and they gave us, the needed companionship and resources to have some sense of normalcy at the end of her illness. That experience reaffirmed the critical importance of the quality-of-life care that hospice care represents. Madam Speaker, that is why I am a hospice volunteer in my personal time here in Washington, D.C. I am a strong advocate for hospice care across America. However, while most hospice employees and volunteers and compassionate caregivers are good, hardworking individuals, there are some who neglect and potentially even abuse patients in that situation. We must hold those bad actors accountable. We must demand additional oversight of hospice providers. We must educate providers with additional training to ensure patients receive the best and most proper level of care they deserve.…”