Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, Trump and his apologists are so very good at breaking things. It is just fixing them they can't seem to find an answer to. This underlying lawsuit is little more than a conspiracy between a criminally-indicted Texas Republican attorney general and the Trump administration that couldn't find its voice when it was time to defend protections for preexisting conditions for so many American families. There is no doubt there is collusion. There is Republican collusion right here. It is collusion to strip away lifesaving protection from so many Americans. Intervening in this lawsuit is an important step in protecting families from the uncertainties of fine-print denials, excessive premiums, inadequate coverage, and just basic access to affordable healthcare. We must intervene because of a preexisting condition--and it is a rather unusual one. It is called amnesia. These Republicans have political amnesia. They cannot remember before the Affordable Care Act how many families got a diagnosis of bankruptcy at the same time they got a diagnosis of a severe disease or experienced an accident. They had over 60 votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but they never could come up with a plan to present to this House to replace the Affordable Care Act because, for all of its shortcomings, it is the best answer right now to the needs of the American people.”