Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
I think we are, you know, the richest country in the history of the world and we spend by far the greatest amount of money on health care, and yet we have such abysmal health outcomes.
Said by
Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal highlights the disparity between healthcare spending and outcomes in the U.S.

Share

More from Pramila Jayapal

Jun 24, 2026

It’s time to stop this deadly and costly conflict.

commondreams.org
Jul 29, 2026

Members of Congress are continuing to buy and sell stocks as if they’re on Wall Street," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

commondreams.org
Jul 2, 2026

The Pentagon has never passed an audit and is requesting an unprecedented $1.5 trillion for their FY27 budget.

garamendi.house.gov
Jul 15, 2026

The Secretary of Forever Wars, Pete Hegseth, just announced they are going to provide hormone therapy to male service members who don’t have enough testosterone.

salon.com

Other voices in this conversation