Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I have risen before to talk about the fact that the congressional district that I represent has the highest uninsured rate out of any congressional district in the entire country. About 40 percent of the constituents that I represent don't have health care insurance, and I wanted to talk today about how the Affordable Care Act is already helping many of those constituents in the very district that I represent. Yesterday, I found out that a constituent who resides in the district I represent, Jason Roberts, had suffered from cancer and that he had been running out of options, but when the Affordable Care Act kicked in, he found out that his COBRA benefits would be saved. Because of the options offered through the Affordable Care Act, Jason, who, again, had suffered from cancer, he actually dropped his monthly premiums by $251 and his deductible by $1,500. That is an overall savings of about $4,500 a year for what Jason describes as ``great coverage.'' The simple fact that he and so many others are actually able to keep their insurance, even if they have a preexisting condition like Jason had with cancer, is a true testament to the benefits of the health care law. Let's work together to make sure that this health care law works for all of the uninsured like Jason and that it continues to work for all Americans. ____________________”