Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal Act. I simply want to say thanks. My good friend Mr. Crowley indicated that there is no plan on the other side, but look at the list that I can give, and let me just emphasize Texas: For the gentleman from the business community, 360,000 small businesses are using the health care tax credit for their workers that is provided by the health insurance under the Affordable Care Act; There are 17 million children with preexisting conditions in the country who no longer can be denied coverage by insurers; Then, of course, what we are finding out is those who treat those with cancer are suffering because there are cuts in Medicare and those cuts in Medicare are coming because of my friends on the other side. The Affordable Care Act will provide an umbrella for those who are in need; Then we find out that Texas, itself, has 3.4 million women and over 1.8 million seniors and people with disabilities who are benefiting from the Affordable Care Act. More importantly, we have articles that suggest that the poverty in Texas is going up and that Texas has the highest uninsured people in the Nation. How can people from Texas vote against this? How can they vote against this? Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 45, the 37th attempt by House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This bill is as bad as the previous 36 and has no chance of becoming law.…”