Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for inviting me to participate, although a non-physician, the only non-physician here. I thank Dr. Harris, and I want to thank Dr. Cassidy. I have seen Dr. Cassidy in the cloakroom talking on the phone, pro bono, to patients that he used to serve in Louisiana, and I have seen other members of our Doctors Caucus do the same thing. These are people who care about their patients. And even though they're here, working for the people of the United States and their district, and not compensated financially, they are still here caring about their patients, working without compensation, pro bono, to help people that they used to serve, to make sure their lives are better and their health care is better. {time} 1930 So I want to compliment the physicians in this conference who have made such a difference to my life and to other people's health care lives, and I want to thank them for serving in Congress. They make a huge difference in the dialogue, the debate, the nurturing, the care, the tenderness, and in what we all experience because of their training and because of their love of the people of this country and the manner in which they serve their patients. Mr. Speaker, I was the State treasurer of my State.…”