Able Quote by Ron Wyden

As progressives we believe in affordable health care for all Americans.

— Barack Obama

This is something the Democrats have talked about, and a goal we share, getting everyone insured, and solving the issue in a Republican way,…

— Mitt Romney

Opponents of health care reform would take away consumer protections - siding with the insurance industry instead of the middle class. We can't afford…

— Sander Levin

You know we're going to control the insurance companies.

— Joe Biden

The place where we don't agree is on whether there should be some restraint on insurance companies and whether they should be allowed to…

— David Axelrod

Let's hold insurance companies accountable the right way by making them put their whole customer base on the line.

— Ron Wyden

Most progressive in the Democratic Party doesn't cut it, you know. If we still can't have a health care system that provides health care…

— Jill Stein

There is no doubt at all that the government monopoly over the insurance business had to end. There is a crying need for better…

— Sucheta Dalal

A president and a party that can provide insurance for 31 million more Americans is far preferable to most voters than a party that…

— Bernie Sanders

But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations.…

— David Axelrod

We know that 10 million more people will lose insurance in the next 10 years if we don't act.

— David Axelrod

The Democrats would want to keep the taxes. And Republicans want to do away with taxes that are driving up the costs of premiums.…

— John Thune