Political Quotes

“I certainly appreciate Senator Sessions' comments and those of Senator Roberts, Senator Kyl, and Senator Boozman. There are two points I would like to make. It is important to understand that all these numbers we are talking about are estimates. The Federal Government is not particularly good at making those estimates because if you think back to 1965 when they first passed Medicare, they projected out about 25 years and said that in 1990 it will cost $12 billion. In fact, it ended up costing $110 billion--nine times the original cost estimate. The other point you were making is, Does it make sense for the Federal Government to take over one-sixth of our economy? When I went back to Wisconsin, I asked that question of thousands of individuals. Do you really believe the Federal Government can take over one-sixth of our economy--the health care sector--and do it effectively and efficiently? I asked that to thousands of people. I have had two brave souls raise their hands. The fact is, the American people do not believe the American Government is capable of doing that. In closing, I would like to remind everybody what Speaker Pelosi very famously said: We have to pass this bill so we can find out what is in it. I know Senator Sessions and Senator Boozman are dedicated to making sure we don't have to fully implement the health care law before we did figure out what it truly costs us because it could bankrupt this Nation. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons).…”