Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, my office got a call today from Mary Anne Ferguson, 91 years old from Point Breeze in Pittsburgh. She asked me to vote for health reform because she wants everyone to get the coverage she has. She remembers before Medicare when half of our seniors worried about getting sick because they had no health insurance. Today, millions of working Americans fear getting sick because they don't have health coverage. One of those was Bill Koehler from Garfield in Pittsburgh. His sister Kitty says that Bill was a loving and generous man to his friends, family, and those in need. When he lost his job, he lost his coverage. His new job as a pizza delivery driver earned too much to qualify for Medicaid, and private insurance wasn't going to cover his preexisting heart condition--the very reason why he needed health insurance. He died last year from a heart attack while driving home. So when I'm called to vote tonight, I will stand on the side of Mary Anne Ferguson and Bill Koehler and the tens of millions of Americans who need us to pass this bill. ``Yes'' to health reform. ``Yes'' to Bill Koehler.”