Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, TrumpCare, that is what we are talking about today. What is TrumpCare? Well, it is not much care. In fact, it is mainly indifference from people that don't really care or understand the plight of thousands of families across this country working to make ends meet, and suddenly somebody has an accident on the way home from work or suddenly a child is diagnosed with some dreaded disease, and they face, without access to affordable health insurance, a catastrophe. We know that there are a significant number of American families that have said they couldn't meet a $400 or $500 emergency. Think about what happens to them when they face a $4,000 or a $40,000 healthcare bill. That is what the Affordable Care Act has been all about. So today we see the chapter in the TrumpCare story that Mr. Roskam and his colleagues are offering for Trump and all of his cohorts. And what is it? It is the 5 percent solution, because we know that health savings accounts have been used by exactly 5 percent of those who earn less than $100,000. So, as usual, the Trump approach is let's do more for the few, and to heck with the many, the many people who are out there for whom health savings accounts provide little or no protection. Now, of course, it is a valuable tax shelter for some people who are a little bit more prosperous in our society, and that is fine, but I believe we need to make healthcare accessible to more people. And then there is the additional problem that Mr.…”