Bills Quote by Helen Thomas

Medicare is a promise we made to seniors more than four decades ago. When President Johnson signed Medicare into law, one in three seniors…

— John Garamendi

I did work with John McCain. I did work with Jeff Miller over in the House. And we put together not the bill that…

— Bernie Sanders

When former president Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his plans for the program that would become Medicaid, he reflected on the future of public policy…

— Brian Schatz

For a public option, I voted for that when I was in Congress, and the Senate couldn't stand up to the health insurance industry…

— Joe Sestak

When Medicare was first enacted in 1965, it provided coverage for hospitalization, doctor visits and surgeries, but there was no coverage for prescription medications.

— Anonymous

When Medicare was created for senior citizens and America 's disabled in 1965, about half of a senior's health care spending was on doctors…

— Dennis Hastert

When we didn't succeed at healthcare reform back in 1993, 1994, I went to work with Democrats and Republicans and we created the Children's…

— Hillary Clinton

I was the first attorney general to court to fight Obamacare - about 30 minutes after the president signed the bill.

— Ken Cuccinelli

I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.

— Jim McGovern

After 9/11, I went to work with Republican mayor, governor and president to rebuild New York and to get health care for our first…

— Hillary Clinton

There you go again. When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation meeting the same problem before the Congress. I happened to…

— Ronald Reagan

I've endorsed 'Medicare for All' at the federal level. I do not believe a state can accomplish that on its own.

— Andrew Gillum