I think it's a trial balloon to see what happens, and I'm not impressed with it.

- Jim Mcdermott

I'm not giving the president a blank check, period.

- Jim Mcdermott

You can make people do anything if they're afraid.

- Jim Mcdermott

But beyond the hysteria of phantom death panels, where is the abomination? Show me the provisions that will hurt consumers, because if you think a $1…

- Jim Mcdermott

I'm old enough to remember John Kennedy sending a few advisers into Vietnam. I'm very worried we'll get in and we'll get mired down in something we d…

- Jim Mcdermott

There's nothing wrong with the free-enterprise system. But it has to have some compassion.

- Jim Mcdermott

I have stood on the front lines of the health care system as a doctor, patient and concerned parent. Those experiences have served as my guideposts t…

- Jim Mcdermott