Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman. The premise of this bill is interstate commerce, which in the initial arguments being made by my friends on the other side of the aisle, they argued vigorously that we couldn't even do health care under this premise, even though we have Medicare. The premise you have in this bill is under interstate commerce. But you have an amendment that is seeking to strike your findings because you were caught with a conflict between dealing with this question congressionally, which we're saying is legitimate from the perspective of the Affordable Care Act--you're trying to use it now--but you realize that there are Members who are now arguing the question of states' rights. We have existing State law on tort reform--hundreds of years of tort reform--and you're trying to abolish it, and with this added legislation on medical malpractice you're now trying to supersede existing State law. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”