Jan Schakowsky Quotes

But for us Democrats, Obamacare is a badge of honor. Because no matter who you are, what stage of life you're in, this law is a good thing.

I think Obamacare is one of the greatest moves that will be beneficial for everyone in this country.

We are making health care a human right which, after all, is the purpose of Obamacare.

No one wants to go back to the time when insurance companies decided who would get health care.

That's what healthcare reform is about: the middle class's economic security.

Because of the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans finally have the security that comes from quality, affordable health coverage. And, millions more have better, more reliable coverage than ever before.

When Obamacare was introduced, Republicans and Democrats knew the status quo wasn't working. But Republicans rejected the notion that to help 2 million people with preexisting conditions get access to care, we needed a 2,000-page bill that transformed one-sixth of the economy.

Health care is a human right, and single-payer health care will deliver quality, affordable care to every Illinoisan.

Since the days of Harry Truman, Democrats have wanted universal health coverage, believing that if other industrialized countries can achieve it, surely the United States can. For Democrats, universal coverage speaks to America's sense of decency and compassion. Democrats also believe that it will lead to a healthier and more productive country.

Hispanics have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act.

Let's lower costs for health care. Let's put patients in charge of their solutions.

I do oppose repealing Obamacare, because it's working for growing numbers of previously uninsured Americans.

In the Affordable Care Act, Congress provided access to medical care for nearly 30 million uninsured Americans. Access is critically important, but offering access to an already broken system won't provide a lasting cure. We need to ask and answer the underlying question: Access to what?

I support the Affordable Care Act and believe we should take steps to further expand coverage and reduce costs.

From prescription drug costs to reproductive care to COVID-19, I will fight to ensure that every Mainer receives the quality, affordable care they deserve.

I am of the view that the Affordable Care Act will be a transformative piece of legislation that can lower the cost of health care in the United States - perhaps our greatest fiscal obstacle - and help all Americans lead healthy and productive lives, free from worry that a single illness could mean ruin for an entire family.

The provision of healthcare in America has been a major policy issue for many decades. From the establishment of Medicare & Medicaid to the Affordable Care Act, we have struggled to find a solution for not just providing access to healthcare - but also becoming a healthier population.

We need to work together to strengthen protections for pre-existing conditions and improve upon the gains made under the ACA, not tear it down.

Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.

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

The Affordable Care Act has been designed to provide health security by driving competition, lowering premiums, and protecting families.

To protect our country's economic future and the health and well being of all Americans, we must find a way to rein in out-of-control costs, provide quality, affordable health care choices to all, and make outrageous insurance industry abuses a thing of the past.

I worked with President Obama on the Affordable Care Act and getting health coverage to all Americans. It was my legislation that said insurance companies can no longer deny coverage for kids with preexisting conditions.

The best way not to encounter America's health care system is not to have to encounter it.

Obamacare is going to destroy the elderly by denying care, by even perhaps denying treatment to people who are in catastrophic circumstances.