Congress Quote by Phil Roe

When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now,…

— Bart Stupak

Every time I see a doctor, get a CT scan, receive chemotherapy or pick up a prescription, insurance covers only part of the transaction…

— Suleika Jaouad

It wasn't until I was injured at the gym - resulting in an emergency room visit and bill of $4,000 - that I realized…

— Sharice Davids

I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and…

— Barack Obama

It has become clear that the function of a private health insurance is to make as much money as possible. Every dollar not paid…

— Bernie Sanders

If an individual sticks up a bank and walks off with $25,000, there are consequences. If someone who really could have had an insurance…

— Ron Williams

In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before.

— Christine Gregoire

“First, the very idea that there should be any serious kind of health insurance for Americans (beyond tiny elites) simply did not have much…

— Gar Alperovitz

When I went to law school, which I put myself through for $100,000 dollars of debt, I didn't expect anybody to pay for my…

— Megyn Kelly

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

Since 1994, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have considered it politically risky to offer a plan to fix America's broken health care…

— Ron Wyden

One of the biggest reasons for higher medical costs is that somebody else is paying those costs, whether an insurance company or the government.…

— Thomas Sowell