Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to offer this amendment, amendment No. 8, with Senator Murphy and other Senators, to the budget resolution we are currently considering, and the purpose of amendment No. 8 would be to create a point of order against considering any legislation that would either strip Americans of health insurance coverage, make health care more expensive, or reduce the quality of health coverage. Our amendment creates a high hurdle to any legislation that would make America sick again, and basically that is what we are trying to do. If we are going to either strip coverage from people or make health insurance more expensive or reduce the quality of health coverage for Americans that they currently have, we shouldn't make that easy to do. We should have a high hurdle in place so we consider it before we do it. The point of order is necessary because the entire purpose of this budget resolution is not to really address the budgetary matters facing the country. I say that as a member of the Budget Committee. In fact, the budget process was basically ignored in the last Congress. This budget is only before us to set up a pathway to pass a fast- track repeal of the Nation's most consequential health care program in decades, a program that affects millions of people and a repeal being fast-tracked that would strip health care from millions of Americans.…”