Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to recognize an important milestone in the effort of delivering meaningful health reform for all Americans. Six months ago, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, and the first major patient protections now take effect to help Americans obtain and keep meaningful health care coverage. I am reminded of all the South Dakotan families and businesses that have contacted me to voice their thoughts about health care, share their personal experiences, and find out how reform will help them. Reforms in place today end some of the worst insurance industry abuses by implementing a Patient's Bill of Rights. These provisions protect children with a preexisting condition from being denied coverage, allow parents to provide insurance for their children through their young adult years, prohibit profit-driven insurance companies from rescinding benefits as soon as someone becomes sick and eliminate lifetime limits and restrict annual limits on benefits. As more provisions of the Affordable Care Act are implemented, it is important we do not forget the health care crisis facing our Nation and the consequences of inaction. The latest U.S. Census report confirms that, while some were spinning mistruths about a government takeover of health care, more and more Americans were losing their health insurance coverage.…”