Political Quotes

“It has been 4 months since we passed the bipartisan Norwood-Dingell bill and nothing has been done. We have worked hard to reach that consensus, but the opposition continues to delay the real reform with gimmicks and watered down proposals that will wind up doing nothing for patients. Not only is the conference committee stacked with Members who voted against the bill, there has not been one meeting since the bill was passed 4 months ago. This is unacceptable. We have 48 million Americans who belong to self-funded health insurance plans that have very little protection from neglectful and wrongful decisions made by their insurance plans. We cannot stand by and allow the delay and the maneuvering to continue to pass a weak bill. Millions of people need help and are suffering from the consequences and decisions not made by doctors but made by clerks. We need to pass a strong bill.”