Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, as you recall, 8 years ago this week, the Affordable Care Act became law. Since then, we have seen a historic increase in health coverage, with millions of people gaining access to better quality healthcare. Under the ACA, we saw the nonelderly uninsured rate cut almost in half, from 18 percent to 9.4 percent. Individuals previously denied coverage due to preexisting conditions saw life-changing improvements in benefits and coverage. Seniors, who are finally able to spend less on Medicare coverage and prescription drugs, had a chance at a secure and peaceful retirement. In my State alone, Wisconsin, 224,000 people became covered by ACA exchanges. From 2013 to 2016, the number of uninsured individuals declined by a whopping 42 percent. But we all know, Mr. Speaker, that hardworking Americans were taking advantage of this less expensive, superior healthcare coverage while, at the same time, the GOP embarked on their all-out war against the ACA. I mean, they took no prisoners, hell-bent on sabotaging, butchering, and repealing this law at the expense of our Nation's must vulnerable. I mean, let's get down into the nitty-gritty depths of this depravity. Mr. Speaker, how do you think, for example, that the GOP, this Congress, is going to pay for the $1.18 trillion deficit hole created by these tax cuts for the richest Americans and for corporations? Mr. Speaker, you well know the answer. What we are going to do is plunder Medicare and Medicaid.…”