Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let us be clear as to what we did tonight. We sent a request to the United States Senate to simply treat all Americans equally under ObamaCare. We sent a request to the Senate to keep the government open. Because the President has chosen to give a pass to Big Business for 1 year, we are asking to give that pass to American individuals for 1 year. The law isn't ready. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle know it's not ready. Why can't we just treat American citizens-- individuals--the same as our President, who, by his executive order, has said Big Business should get a pass? Most egregiously, why wouldn't you agree with us that Members of Congress should not be treated any differently under the law? You know the truth, to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, Mr. Speaker: Members of Congress are getting special treatment under this law because of what Harry Reid and the President did through the OPM. Our contributions for our health insurance premiums as we go into the exchanges are different and are not allowed to every other American citizen. So what we stood up for tonight was a simple request: we will keep this government open, but let's just treat American citizens no differently--no special treatment for Members of Congress, American citizens no different than Big Business. Why don't you join us.…”