Political Quotes

“Listen. Can you hear the American voices loud and clear saying, I don't want a government takeover of health care? The Democrats' latest plan is still a government takeover of health care. It includes billions of dollars in new taxes, over a trillion dollars in new government spending, and will also cause millions of employers to cancel the health care of their employees. We have also heard if you like it you can keep it. Not according to this plan. Not even according to the President of the United States, who recently said, quote, ``I think that some of the provisions that got snuck in might have violated that pledge.'' Madam Speaker, we don't know what is in this bill. The American people don't know what is in this bill. We need to start over. Let's consider the Seattle Times' editorial this morning: ``Right now the government should be focused on the revival of business and the creation of private sector jobs. This cannot be put off. The responsible vote,'' according to the Seattle Times, ``is `no'. Take a break, let the economy recover and start over.'' I couldn't agree more.”