Political Quotes

Sheldon Whitehouse: “The costs that come with chronic pain are enormous, and they are not just health care costs measured in dollars. They…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
The costs that come with chronic pain are enormous, and they are not just health care costs measured in dollars. They are also human costs measured in quality of life.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Senator Whitehouse emphasizes the significant human and financial costs of chronic pain.

Share

More from Sheldon Whitehouse

Sep 23, 2026

Most of the dealbreaker humps we’re over, but now it’s refining the language, taking raw agreements into legislative texts and figuring out what schedule for voting succeeds.

rollcall.com
Oct 1, 2026

We need more clarity on that, and when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.

southdakotasearchlight.com
Aug 30, 2026

We need to get rid of dark money in our politics because it’s rotting our politics.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Oct 8, 2026

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”

dailycaller.com

Other voices in this conversation