Political Quotes

“I look into my heart, and I think of the seniors who are out there who are forced to choose between getting a prescription and buying food. I see a pharmaceutical company that can dump unlimited amounts--millions of dollars--into attack ads, as they have done against the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Allen) and other Members of this body. I look into my heart, and I see the problems of public health; and yet I know the tobacco companies are dumping millions of dollars of undisclosed money to assassinate the character of those who would do something about it. I look into my heart, and I think about those who are getting managed right out of their health care and cannot get the health care they need, and I know the managed care companies are dumping millions of dollars into these campaigns to be sure this Congress does nothing about that or any of the other issues I have mentioned. And perhaps even more importantly, I think of the schoolchildren of this country.”