“I don't think it's any secret I've never been an advocate for the Affordable Care Act.” ThinkingCareSecretAffordableAffordable Care Act Author:Brian Sandoval
“When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, Sarah Palin tweeted, 'Obama lies; freedom dies.' She's referring, I guess, to the freedom to go without health care when you're sick.” CareLyingDiesSickCourtSupremeHealth CareSupreme CourtAffordableReferringPalinAffordable Care Act Author:Richard Trumka
“I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit.” PeopleCareFallAsksCuttingVictimDeficitAffordableAffordable Care Act Author:Al Franken
“Obamacare is a seriously flawed law that makes health care coverage less affordable, costs taxpayers more than advertised and fails to deliver on most of its other grand promises.” CareLawFailingPromiseCostHealth CareFlawedTaxpayersObamacareAffordableCoverage Author:Fred Upton
“Our theme is, 'Respected abroad, strong at home.' What do we mean by that? Basically that we want a strong emphasis on affordable health care and education, safer at home, positive themes. And respected abroad -- a foreign policy with alliances.” WantMeanHomeCareStrongPolicyHealth CareThemeForeign PolicyEmphasisAlliancesAffordableAffordable Health Care Author:Bill Richardson
“One of the things that the Affordable Care Act has done, which is advantageous to consumers, is created marketplaces, where people can go online and comparison-shop. That was very hard to do before the Affordable Care Act, especially for people who had individual insurance policies.” PeopleHardDoneCareIndividualPolicyConsumersShopsComparisonOnlineMarketplaceAffordableAffordable Care ActInsurance Policy Author:David Blumenthal
“Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, you'll win. That if you start describing what you favor as a 'moral value' - 'affordable health care is a moral value' etc., - then you'll appeal to red-state voters.” IfsThinkingStatesSeemsCareValuesWinningMoralMessagesSmartRedFolksMetaphorFavorsHealth CareAppealsEtcVotersDescribingAffordableMoral ValuesAffordable Health Care Author:Eric Liu
“The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.” WayCareFoundationDisasterAffordableAffordable Care Act Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong
“With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, more people will have insurance coverage and, in principle, be eligible for more care.” PeopleCarePrinciplesMental HealthAddictionEquityAffordableCoverageImplementationAffordable Care ActParity Author:Thomas R. Insel
“To the millions of Americans whove attempted to use HealthCare.gov to shop and enroll in health-care coverage, I want to apologize to you that the Web site has not worked as well as it should. We know how desperately you need affordable coverage.” KnowsWantNeedsShouldWellsUseCareMillionsKnow HowHealth CareShopsHealthcareSiteApologizingAffordableCoverage Author:Marilyn Tavenner
“Unfortunately, our [american] workplace rules are stuck in the seventies, when, out of a block of 10 houses, in more than half of them the husband went to work and the wife stayed home. Now on that same block almost eight of the wives work. That's one reason why I want equal pay for equal work, and why affordable day care, early childhood education, and universal pre-K are so important to me.” WantImportantReasonHomeCareHousePayHalfWifeChildhoodHusbandEqualUniversalEightStuckBlockReason WhyWorkplaceSeventiesAffordableEarly ChildhoodEqual PayEarly Childhood EducationDay Care Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“My legacy is going to be in affordable health care. I am willing to invest in developing that model and the policies around it.” CarePolicyWillingModelsDevelopingHealth CareLegacyAffordableAffordable Health Care Author:Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
“What we want is for people to know that you can get affordable health care and most young Americans, they're not covered and the truth is they can get coverage all for what it costs to pay your cell phone bill.” PeopleKnowsWantCareYoungPayTruth IsCostBillsPhonesCellsHealth CareCoveredCell PhoneAffordableCoverageAffordable Health Care Author:Barack Obama
“There are the fundamental core values of the Democratic Party, which is to work to grow the economy, to create jobs, to encourage small business, to encourage ownership, to expand access to quality health care, to enhance opportunity by making higher education more affordable to American's young people, to have our children live in safe neighborhoods, drug-free, crime-free, and a safe and clean environment, first and foremost to provide for the national defense, to protect and defend the American people, and to have accountability for our budget and for our spending.” PeopleFirstsChildrenCareJobsYoungValuesOpportunityGrowsPartyQualityEconomyEnvironmentCrimeHigherDrugProtectSafeOur ChildrenFundamentalsCleanDemocraticSpendingDefenseAccessCoreHealth CareBudgetsNeighborhoodAccountabilityOwnershipSmall BusinessDemocratic PartyAffordableHigher EducationCore ValuesNational DefenseQuality Health CareDrug Free Author:Nancy Pelosi
“If the minority is able to successfully undo the Affordable Care Act by blackmail, it will be the undoing of the democratic nature of our government.” IfsGovernmentCareAbleDemocraticMinoritiesAffordableUndoingBlackmailAffordable Care Act Author:Jerrold Nadler
“Looking at affordable health care, I think it is important that we look not only at prescription drugs, but also make sure that there is a major focus on health care.” ThinkingLooksImportantCareFocusDrugMajorsHealth CareAffordablePrescriptionsPrescription DrugsAffordable Health Care Author:Kendrick Meek
“I believe we need affordable child care. I believe we need flexibility. I believe we need institutional reform and public policy reform.” NeedsBelieveChildrenCareI BelievePolicyReformFlexibilityAffordablePublic PolicyChild Care Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“At some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society. Yeah the individual is the most important facet in society but unless every individual is the recipient of free health care, free education decent affordable housing and a proper pension then only the rich and powerful will be individuals and the rest of us will be exploited by them.” ImportantFactsCareIndividualPowerfulRichYeahHealth CareDecentHousingAffordableFacetsPensionFree EducationAffordable Housing Author:Billy Bragg