Americans oppose Obamacare because they understand that it is inconsistent with our liberties and our idea of limited government and that it will destroy the best health care system in the world.
And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women.
In health care, the biggest imperative is: Fix those who cannot get insurance without changing the world for everyone else.
We need to take politics out of health care. Congress will cave to pretty much any special interest on the subject.
Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents.
Reconciliation cannot be used to pass comprehensive health care reform. It won't work because it was never designed for that kind of significant legislation; it was designed for deficit reduction.
If your access to health care involves your leaving work and driving somewhere and parking and waiting for a long time, that's not going to promote healthiness.
Quality child care, health insurance coverage, and training make it possible for former welfare recipients to get, and keep, jobs.
The health care system is really designed to reward you for being unhealthy. If you are a healthy person and work hard to be healthy, there are no benefits.
My employees, there's no deductible in your health care. No deductible, absolutely not. You get paid sick days, as many as you need, personal days.
One way to make health care more affordable is a Flexible Savings Account that allows families to save tax free money to pay for medical bills.
We were elected in a wave because the people in America, if they had a single issue that troubled them the most, it was that health care vote.
American healthcare faces a crisis in quality. There is a dangerous divide between the potential for the high level of quality care that our health system promises and the uneven quality that it actually delivers.
By giving every American access to quality, affordable health care, they will create a more competitive, a stronger and more secure America!
We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it.
Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.
When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. She'll invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a woman's role in the economy benefits society at large.
Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.
Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.
Health care does not worry me a great deal. I've been impressed by some wonderful old people.
The tragic case of Terri Schiavo in Florida highlights the importance of making our health-care wishes known.
