| S. Con. Res. 41, H. Con. Res. 112, S. Con. Res. 37, S. Con. Res. 42, S. Con. Res. 44 En Bloc—Motions To Proceed |
May 16, 2012 |
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Robert Menendez, D-NJ
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"Let’s talk about the facts. Republicans are not only seeking to repeal the affordable care act, but they are also dismantling Medicare, Medicaid, and other vital programs. Under the Ryan budget, New Jersey’s health care system would be devastated. The Republican plan would cut $39 billion in health benefits from New Jerseyans over the next decade, leaving families unable to find care and doctors unable to provide it. Their plan will throw upwards of 465,000 low-income families and seniors off Medicaid, kick more than 70,000 young adults off their parents’ health insurance, and leave more than 3 million New Jerseyans—including 877,000 children—worrying about whether they will hit their lifetime benefit limit and lose coverage as a result."
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| Do Not Turn The Clock Back |
March 21, 2012 |
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Colleen Hanabusa, D-HI
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"From 2014, that will not be the case because of the Affordable Care Act. But just a few months ago, efforts by Republicans were to block contraception. Now the attempts are to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This is the act that’s been the great equalizer for women and children."
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| Affordable Care Act |
March 21, 2012 |
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John Sarbanes, D-MD
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"I cannot believe that those who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act want to go back to a situation where millions of young people can’t access that health insurance coverage."
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| Health Care |
March 21, 2012 |
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Tom Harkin, D-IA
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"So far, the law has extended coverage to more than 2\1/2\ million young people such as Emily. Yet the Republicans want to take it away. They want to take away Emily Schlichting’s insurance coverage. That is what this is all about. They want to repeal the affordable care act—ObamaCare. What that will mean is that 2\1/2\ million people similar to Emily will lose their insurance. But they do not talk about that. They do not talk about that."
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| Women’S History Month And A Woman’S Right To Choose |
March 6, 2012 |
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Laura Richardson, D-CA
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"More disconcerting, these debates and veiled attacks have escalated beyond misguided attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now they’ve taken aim at restricting women’s choices in the area of reproductive health altogether. This is wrong. Medical decisions about a woman’s health must leave the political arena and be left to the discretion of the patient and their doctor, not employers, and certainly not the government."
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