Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to tell you why I am supporting this legislation, the American Health Care Act. Kaye, from Roanoke, contacted me about President Obama's promise that she could keep her health care. She shared that she received a letter from her insurer stating that her policy was going to increase by $600 per month--increase by $600 per month. Since she wasn't of age to be on Medicare but wasn't working because she was at home caring for her sick husband, she was frustrated with her situation. Kaye couldn't afford the extra money she owed on top of the bills for her husband's medical treatment. She told me: ``So I will now have to pay the fine, drop my insurance, and hope I do not get sick.'' I told Kay I would vote to repeal and replace ObamaCare. A nurse from Warren County wrote to me: ``The care that I give my patients is founded on their ability to choose their course of care. We advocate every day for our patients to have more choices in their care, and it will be very painful for us to deny them those options and to deny them care.'' She asked me to stand against ObamaCare, and I told her I would. Susan, from Bedford County, told me her health insurance premium increased 156 percent and her deductible increased 766 percent in just 2 years. She asked how we could make her pay such high rates. I told Susan I would vote to repeal ObamaCare. Mr.…”