Political Quotes

“I practiced psychology in a maximum security prison, working with mentally ill inmates; I worked in a community mental health center; I worked in a large psychiatric hospital; and I have worked with emotionally disturbed children. The fact is that we do need a strong patient's bill of rights. And it is puzzling to me, it is truly puzzling to me that today in America patients can be abused by managed care organizations and have no legal recourse. I would like to share with my colleagues tonight a story of one of my constituents. Every one of us here in the Congress, whether we are Democrats or Republicans, regardless of what part of the country we are from, have constituents who come to us with their problems, and I would like to talk this evening about a young woman who is 31 years of age. She lives in a small town in Highland County, Ohio. Her name is Patsy Haines. Patsy's husband called my office several weeks ago and he asked if we could be helpful. He told us that his wife suffered from chronic leukemia and that she had worked for 5 years at this company until she became too ill to work. She was diagnosed with this life-threatening illness. Her doctor told her that she needed a bone marrow transplant. Patsy has a brother who is willing to participate, who is willing to help her, and he is a perfect match for such a transplant surgery.”