Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman from New York for his leadership on this issue. I just got a text message a minute ago from my wife that said my youngest son, he's 11, hit an in-the-park home run, and I wasn't there. I wasn't there because we're here serving in the United States Congress to try to make America better for my 11-year-old and for children of this generation and future generations. I believe that this particular legislation that was passed by the last Congress should be ruled unconstitutional--for a lot of different reasons. And I think my good friend from Florida (Mr. West) is going to talk momentarily about an article that he wrote, a great op-ed, in a Washington newspaper today. I thought it was spot-on, so I don't want to steal his thunder on that. He talks in there about the Independent Payment Advisory Board, this committee of 15 members that Congress basically divested some of its power, gave some of its power over to a 15-member panel. Now, America needs to realize that this 15-member panel will be making decisions, health care decisions for you and your family. If you're on Medicare, this 15-member panel, IPAB, will be making decisions on what they'll pay for, what treatment you can get, how long you can stay in a nursing facility for rehab, a lot of different things. We're divesting responsibility and decision-making to a panel. This Congress just last week passed the repeal of that Independent Payment Advisory Board, IPAB, as it's known.…”