Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this legislation. I ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle--as I stood in front of town halls and I listened to thousands of folks across my district say what we should be working on is fixing the Affordable Care Act to a T, I have heard my colleagues on the other side of the aisle say: It is not perfect; we need to repair it. Yet, today we take the first step in this endeavor by the legislation that is before us, and all we hear is how bad this legislation is. All we hear today, Mr. Speaker, is how bad this first step in this journey for the American people we need to go on when it comes to American health care is. I don't hear rhetoric saying let us talk about phase 2, let us talk about phase 3, where we can come together as Democrats and Republicans for the people we represent. The American people are lost in this bickering that we have here in this Chamber today, but I don't forget their voice. I am not going to forget the voice of the constituents that came to me as small-business owners saying: You are putting me out of business with these insurance premiums. They are going through the roof. I won't forget the faces of the people who are saying: My copays are going through the roof. My deductibles are higher. I don't have coverage that I had 7 years, 8 years ago before ObamaCare. Mr. Speaker, I implore all of us in this Chamber to work together for the American people as a whole. The American people want freedom.…”