Via Newsbusters:

PEREZ: I find it hard to understand why there are as many people as there who are so determined to insure that a struggling person, who’s trying to climb that ladder of opportunity, can’t have access to healthcare, which is one of those building blocks of self-sufficiency. I think we’re on the right side of history. I know that. I also know we’re on the right side of the future because, in the most remarkable country on the planet, the notion that 45 million Americans can’t have health insurance, that’s not America. […]

You may recall Ronald Reagan did an album during the Medicare debate. There’s this wonderful album of Ronald Reagan talking about how Medicare is going to lead to socialized medicine. He was on the wrong side of history. I think there are a lot folks right now who are on the wrong side of history. And I’m really proud to be with the president and the American people on this because we’re helping to address one of the most critical needs in America, which is access to a healthcare safety net.