Political Quotes

“among the greatest failures of this failed Republican Congress is the failure to address the real health care needs of the American people. Mr. Speaker, the failed Contract on America was essentially silent on this question. Last year Speaker Gingrich's entire program on health care was, to use his words, let Medicare wither on the vine for the health care security of our seniors. This year the strategy is a little different. It has been spelled out here in black and white in the House Republican national strategic plan for 1996. The health care plan they outline is, and I quote: ``We will pursue a targeted inoculation strategy on Medicare''; not to inoculate against illness among the American people, but to inoculate against one of the most highly contagious illnesses politically in this country, and that is that the American people are beginning to understand the neglect and the failure of this Congress brought on by this Republican Party that cares more about special interests than the true national interests of the American people. Do not let them obstruct health care reform today. Let us do something for the 42 million American people who lack health insurance, health insurance coverage.”