Political Quotes

“Mr. President, unfortunately, there is far too much scaremongering that occurs in the political world. But as John Adams famously said: ``Facts are stubborn things.'' My friend from Oregon just described the consumer freedom amendment as ``a bomb going off in healthcare.'' That is interesting rhetoric, but it is disconnected from the actual facts. Let's talk about what my friend from Oregon neglected to mention or respond to in any way, shape, or form. He said not a single word about HHS finding that the consumer freedom amendment would expand insurance coverage by 2.2 million people. He had not a word to say in response to that. What he did say is that those who might choose freedom plans would be choosing what he called junk insurance. Well, it is very nice that ObamaCare mandates that every person must buy a full-fledged Cadillac plan with all the coverage in the world. The problem is, there are millions of people who can't afford it. Not only can they not afford it, they get fined by the IRS because they can't afford it. My friend from Oregon said not a word about the 6.5 million people being fined by the IRS, roughly 50 percent of whom make $25,000 a year or less. It is interesting that Democrats are advocating fining people who make $25,000 a year or less because they can't afford insurance. And what they say is: Look, we are going to fine you until you can afford to buy the full Cadillac plan.…”