[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S44-S45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
        Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
        Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Lautenberg, 
        Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Schumer):
  S. 4 A bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all 
Americans, and for other purposes; read the first time.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
placed in the Record, as follows:

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                                  S. 4

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Health Reform 
     Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and 
     the President should sign, legislation to guarantee health 
     coverage, improve health care quality and disease prevention, 
     and reduce health care costs for all Americans and the health 
     care system.
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