Political Quotes

“I will take a few moments to comment on a bill that deserves to be debated on this floor and brought to this floor because, as the distinguished Senator from New Hampshire said, the patients--not the doctors and not the system; all of them are disadvantaged--but it is the patients who suffer. When people hear of patients, they say: That is somebody in a hospital somewhere who is suffering. No, it is you and your children, and everybody who is listening to me. Who knows? You could be driving home today from work, and you might have an accident and have to go to the emergency room or the trauma room. Or after you pick up your kids from school--or maybe they are taking the bus home from school today-- if they are struck by a car, or fall down and break a bone, they have to go to the emergency room. Or if you are one of the millions of women who anticipate the joy of having a baby in the near future, it is you who will suffer as you look for an obstetrician, as you look for an obstetrician who will be with you during that prenatal period or over the whole 9-month period. All of this comes down to a fundamental issue. Our medical litigation system is broken. It is failing. It is failing the American people. It is failing our communities. It is failing our hospitals. It is failing our doctors. It is failing our families. And, most importantly, it is failing our patients. The medical litigation system should be strong.…”