Political Quotes

“I come to the floor as someone who has practiced medicine in Casper, WY, since 1983, as an orthopedic surgeon taking care of many of the families in the great State of Wyoming. I come to you to talk about the health care bill that has been signed into law and to provide a doctor's second opinion about what is now the law of the land. I believe the goal of health care reform should be to lower costs, improve quality, and increase access to care. Unfortunately, the new health care law, in my opinion, is going to be bad for patients, for providers--the nurses and doctors who take care of them--and for the payers, the people paying the bills--the patients as well as the American taxpayers. I am concerned that the health care bill signed into law is going to increase the cost of care, provide less access to care, and is going to lessen the quality of the available care in this country.”