Political Quotes

“One of the things I hear so often back home is why should there be one set of rules for the people who write checks to politicians and another set of rules for our businesses back home who are working so hard just to keep people employed? The fact is there shouldn't be a different set of rules for the insurance companies just because they've been lobbying for 65 years in this town. Competition should apply. Monopoly protection should apply. People will hear this week, as this debate plays out, fancy words about safe harbor and this exemption and that exemption. They're sick of Washington providing safe harbors for those who have contributed the most to political parties. Four hundred million dollars in lobbying just last year alone. Now that $400 million in lobbying from the health insurance industry didn't come because they said, You know, those politicians are on tough times. They just aren't getting enough money. There's not enough money in Washington. We feel like we should offer them $400 million. They were doing it because they want to protect their monopolies.”