"Listen, I, I did vote - I did cast a vote for health care, and I also said that I thought the process was horrible. The status quo before we passed health care was also horrible"

This quote by Michael Bennett is describing the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. He is revealing his opinion that the procedure of passing the expense was not perfect, but that the status quo before the expense was passed was likewise not perfect. He is emphasizing that he did vote in favor of the costs, despite his reservations about the process. He is likely trying to highlight that he favors offering healthcare to all Americans, however that he does not always concur with the method the expense was passed. He is most likely trying to reveal his opinion that the procedure might have been improved, but that completion outcome of offering health care to all Americans deserved it.