Political Quotes

“Again, I would reiterate that neither bill under consideration today has a chance of becoming law. While I support funding for disaster relief, the Democrats chose not to negotiate with the Senate and included controversial positions. As a result, we would likely be considering a disaster relief bill yet another time, and our hard-hit communities will continue to struggle without relief. Once again, despite the title of H.R. 986, this bill will have no impact on protections for preexisting conditions for Americans with those conditions. It will simply overturn a regulation--overturns part of ObamaCare--it overturns a regulation that allows States to innovate in the Affordable Care Act marketplace, and that provides flexibility and consumer choice to healthcare consumers. House Republicans continue to support preexisting conditions protections and have offered solutions to give patients this assurance. Republicans stand ready to work with Democrats in a bipartisan manner to pass these protections into law and also provide desperately needed disaster relief. I look forward to when we can all gather around the negotiating table. I urge a ``no'' vote on the previous question, a ``no'' vote on the underlying measures, and I yield back the balance of my time.”