"He cannot use our money, the powers of the office that we entrusted to him, we, the people, not for us, but for himself."
"The Affordable Care Act was critically important in expanding healthcare for tens of millions of Americans."
"We need to ensure that we don't stop with the Affordable Care Act and that we get to the place where we have universal care for all people in our country."
"This is now the fourth historic hearing we have had on Medicare for All in the House of Representatives, and that would not be possible without an enormous movement for Medicare for All."
"Our Nation's healthcare system is the most expensive in the world."
"What does that astronomical spending get us? The highest maternal and child mortality rates among our peer countries and the lowest life expectancy."
"Because profit-making motives are baked into our system and our healthcare system incentivizes putting profits over patients."
"First, any plan that proposes to fix our healthcare crisis has to cover everyone."
"Our bill, H.R. 1384, is a 125-plus-page bill, a comprehensive plan to lay out exactly how we get there."
"Now it is up to us. And it is time for us to pass Medicare for All."
"The only way we can guarantee healthcare while also reducing the amount of money we spend on healthcare overall."
"The only way we can put our patients first, as we are ethically and morally bound to do, is through Medicare for All."