Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague, Mr. Polis. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question. If we defeat the previous question, we will move immediately to consideration of an amendment that will ensure that Members of Congress do not shield themselves from changes in health care benefits that would reduce the level of care for our constituents. In fact, we might even call this the ``what's good for the goose'' amendment. In fact, the simple commonsense amendment would add a new section at the end of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act to prohibit any proposed repeal of benefits in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or the Affordable Care Act from taking effect until it has certified that a majority of Members in this body and the Senate are no longer eligible, whether through automatic or voluntary withdrawal, to receive the very same benefits being repealed. My colleagues will recall that during the health care reform debate, we responded to false claims about Members of Congress having gold- plated health care by removing ourselves from the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Members will soon use their own State-based exchanges to purchase insurance just like any other family in their community. We wanted our constituents to have as much confidence as we do that the exchanges will deliver the care that's promised.…”