Blake Moore: “Here we are again, ladies and gentlemen. The lights are up, the music is playing and my Republican colleagues are doing…”

“Here we are again, ladies and gentlemen. The lights are up, the music is playing and my Republican colleagues are doing the same old song and dance for the American people. The Republicans have spread out their sand, and they're doing their best soft-shoe routine, trying to convince the American people that the repeal of this bill is in their best interest. As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Yet we find ourselves here debating the repeal of a law that would have sought to address the long-term crisis burgeoning in this country. Mr. Chairman, to most people, finding a solution to the long-term care insurance crisis in this country seems like a good law. It must be if 56 national groups, including AARP and SEIU, are against repealing the CLASS Act. Once again, my Republican colleagues are trying their best to distract the American people from their not seeking a solution with this repeal-the-bill sideshow. As we debate this repeal, I have heard so many of our colleagues refer to the President needing to come and apologize for introducing this provision in the Affordable Care Act. It occurs to me that the effort to embarrass the President, to harass him, to defy him, that that is more important than finding a solution to the growing challenge of the aging population. Indeed, it is an emerging burgeoning problem. {time} 1620 Ten million Americans need long-term care.…”