Christopher Dodd Quotes

We must solve the problem in health care by curbing out-of-control costs that erode paychecks for working families and push quality coverage out of reach for millions of Americans.

Yes, I do agree we need health care reform; however, this bill badly misses the mark. Congress can and must do better for the American people.

Whatever we do, it is definitely time that we reboot the health care reform attempt. It's time to completely start over.

If people really want to sit down and visit and talk about things like health care, which is a very, very important issue in Montana, I think oftentimes you want to get to the same goal. And that is affordable health care costs.

What Americans want is more affordable health care.

Affordable health care that protects people with pre-existing conditions is a priority for Kansans, and it's been one of my top priorities since taking office.

The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture.

As Congress debates overhauling the nation's health care system, it should not authorize a reform plan that would further our financial woes. We must avoid creating an unsustainable government program. There is no question that reform is needed, but health care can be made more affordable without massive and expensive new bureaucracies.

Every American has a right to affordable, high-quality health care.

Nothing is more valuable to people than health care, and by paying, they feel less like beggars and more like 'customers' who can and should demand quality care.

My whole professional life has been dedicated to improving access, affordability, quality and choice of health care.

Medicines are unusual commodities. Important drugs can save the lives and protect the health of millions. Their consumption can bring huge benefits, by helping patients to avoid infection and preventing serious damage to the economies of families, nations and even humanity at large.

Make health care a right, not a privilege.

The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.

Well, first let me say that I think health care reform is important. It has to be a priority. And our system is broken. The Finance Committee bill is the best effort yet, due in large measure to the efforts of my colleague, Olympia Snowe, but it's not there yet. It falls short.

Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable.

America has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, the best medical technology, the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world. There is absolutely no reason we should not have in this country the best health care in the world.

I spent 28 years working in healthcare. I thought I'd retired from non-profit community health care.

Keeping America competitive requires affordable health care.

We must always make sure that our doctors work for their patients and not for the government

A Patients' Bill of Rights is at the center of our national existence.

I have worked very, very hard over the course of my time in Congress to make sure that everybody does get access to quality, affordable, accessible health care.

Health care's not about insurance! Health care's about getting treatment.

We must protect those with pre-existing conditions and ensure that every American family has access to quality, affordable health care.

Every single one of us deserves access to quality, affordable health care.