Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I was sitting back here when a Democratic leader came to that microphone and with indignation in his voice demanded the Republicans act responsibly. Mr. Speaker, I would ask you: Was it responsible for the Democratic Party, when they had Republicans willing to say, yeah, we will agree to a bill that let's 26-year-olds be on their insurance with their parents, we will agree to work something out so insurance companies can't abuse people with preexisting conditions--they didn't want our help. They said, We don't need your vote. They didn't get one because they didn't want it. They took a massive--my copy was about 2,500 pages, rammed it down America's throats without even having them stick out their tongue and say, ``Ahh.'' This is irresponsible. We are the ones that are acting responsibly and trying to mitigate the damage they've done to the American people--their health care they've lost they didn't get to keep, their doctors they've lost they didn't get to keep, and now the economy that's been devastated. ____________________”