Political Quotes

“It is hard to say in one and a half minutes how much is wrong with this piece of legislation. We should have the opportunity to debate alternatives to correct the problems, but the tyranny of the majority makes that mockery of democracy. There is one major glaring problem that should be mentioned: the gaping hole in the coverage of the drug costs that exceed $2,000. If a senior has a $300 monthly drug bill, they can expect to lose their drug coverage halfway through the year. But they will have to keep paying month after month for the rest of the year until they reach that catastrophic limit. Another problem is, if seniors have other coverage from an employer or maybe some help from their church or a charitable organization, these contribution will not count as out-of-pocket expenses for that senior. So that is wrong with the bill. There is another major disincentive for employers to provide retiree health care. It will further erode what little health care coverage we have left in our country. Diabetes is a major illness for seniors. This bill, granted, covers insulin, but it does not pay for the syringes. So those seniors have to pay to inject the insulin we will give them. What kind of sense does this make?”