Political Quotes

“I come to the floor, as I have repeatedly since the health care bill was signed into law, to offer a doctor's second opinion about issues related to that health care law. A group of House and Senate Republican lawmakers, including Senator Thune of South Dakota, released a startling new report about the President's health care law. The report is entitled ``CLASS' Untold Story: Taxpayers, Employers, and States on the Hook for Flawed Entitlement Program.'' I commend this report to my colleagues. Many may remember that President Obama's health care law established a brandnew, Federal long-term care entitlement program. It is called the CLASS Program, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Program. This CLASS Program pays a stipend to individuals enrolled when they are unable to perform daily living activities--dressing, bathing, eating. To qualify for the benefits, an individual would have to pay a monthly premium for 5 years--pay a monthly premium for 5 years--before the Federal Government starts to pay out any of the benefits. The health care law mandates that the CLASS Program collect individual premiums for those 5 years before the program actually even starts to pay out benefits. It sounds pretty good but not so fast. When it comes to the health care law, the American people have come to realize that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The CLASS Program was supposed to start January 1, 2011--10 months ago.…”