Political Quotes

“I want to make a few points, because I think the gentleman led into the concerns I had with the bill that we passed, literally, on the Friday of the tragedy that occurred here in the Capitol, make a few points about the Republican majority bill, a bill that we talked about, the Democratic plan actually had bipartisan support. The Republican bill would do to state passed, State protections like Texas has done, and share with you some of the concerns that have been raised by officials in my home State. Very simply, it would destroy some of the local initiatives that we have seen in the State of Texas. I do not know if that is true in New Jersey or other parts of the country, but the Republicans so-called Patient Protection Act would really be called the Patient Protection Elimination Act. First, let me refer to a letter from our State comptroller, John Sharp. He writes, literally on July 29, after the bill was passed, The following question should be asked of anyone considering supporting this bill, the HMO reform conference committee report. Will the Federal legislation preempt Texas's current managed care protection laws? Will Federal legislation preempt Texas' HMO Legal Accountability Act?”