Political Quotes

“I rise to join my colleague Senator Mark Warner and the entire Senate Democratic caucus to force a vote on his resolution to protect Americans with preexisting health conditions and stop the Trump administration from using American taxpayer dollars to promote junk insurance plans that don't even have to cover people who have preexisting health conditions. The difference between the two sides of the aisle here is really clear. The Senate Republicans have worked with President Trump to pass repeal plans that would take people's healthcare away and allow insurance companies to charge more for people with preexisting health conditions. When their effort failed legislatively, instead of working in a bipartisan way to lower healthcare costs for working families, President Trump and his administration spent 2 years working to sabotage our healthcare system. The Trump administration's sabotage has made it harder for people to sign up for quality, affordable coverage, and there are more Americans who are uninsured today than when President Trump took office. The Trump administration is even in court to support a lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act completely, which will take away guaranteed health protections and raise costs for Americans with preexisting health conditions. If they succeed, insurance companies will again be able to deny coverage or charge higher premiums for nearly 130 million Americans who have preexisting health conditions.…”