Bill Foster Quotes

I would not outlaw or eliminate private health insurance. But if we do a good enough job, with a robust public option, there really should not be as much of a need for private insurance in the market.

I have been absolutely clear where I'm coming from about health care reform. This is something this nation has to do and a robust public option has been the mantra of my campaign from the very outset.

If there ever is government-run health care, the first ones to sign up should be the president and every member of Congress, including myself. You should be able to keep the insurance you've got today, if you like it, and always choose your own doctor.

I say to people who are opposed to the Affordable Care Act, What is the alternative?” I don’t hear any answers.

The ACA - popularly known as 'Obamacare' - has been an important step forward toward an admirable goal: providing access to health insurance for all Americans. But like many reforms generated by the political process, the ACA is problematic.

I served on the committee in the U.S. House that wrote the Affordable Care Act. I defended it back home in endless town halls. I got elected to the Senate, and when no one wanted to stand up for the ACA in its early days, I took up the cause, going to the Senate floor nearly every week to extol its virtues.

I am an Obamacare agnostic - if it works, as I hope it will for the good of the nation, then it's a great thing. If it doesn't, then that is a disappointing thing, and we need to try something else.

I don't think it's any secret I've never been an advocate for the Affordable Care Act.

I support health care reform in this country, but the current bills we have before us are too big, too costly, and the people who send me to Washington to be their voice are opposed to them and this process.

I believe that Obamacare is bad for America.

In my opinion, real reform, which lowers costs and ensures all Americans get the quality, affordable health care that they deserve, cannot be accomplished without a robust public option.

We must not extend nor expand Obamacare. We need a completely different solution to help those caught in the Obamacare snare.

We need to build on the progress of the Affordable Care Act, not tear it down in the middle of a global pandemic.

As Obamacare devolves and starts to fall apart, what do you get? This big-government largesse that is involved in Obamacare, my fear is that it's going to devolve into a single-payer system, and we really can't afford to let that happen.

The Affordable Care Act is not perfect, and I would vote to build on its success while fixing what doesn't work.

The Affordable Care Act is a public-policy flop of epic proportions.

I don't want to fix Obamacare, I want to get rid of it.

There isn't a lot of honesty when it comes to discussing Obamacare. Too many Republicans lie about the implications of the health-insurance program and dismiss out of hand the reasons a massive overhaul of the long-time system is necessary.

When I ran for Congress I promised to help make health care affordable again.

Let's drive the message home: we need health insurance reform, we need a strong public option, and we won't settle for less.

Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done.

I have been following the attempt to initiate or revamp federal involvement in the health of Americans since it was a major topic for my high school debating team in 1947.

Over and over again, I hear from Oregonians that we need real health care reform that provides every American with access to quality, affordable care.

There is a consensus of willing leaders from both parties coalescing around the right way forward in health care. Reform should address government-imposed inequities and barriers to true choice and competition.

Almost every economist agrees that the American health care system is unsustainable. Medical care is so expensive that it is busting all of our budgets - government, business, and personal. Eventually, the medical price bubble will pop. What, then, are the alternatives?