[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 162 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H12213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues 
to support the revised Affordable American Health Care Act. We need 
comprehensive health care reform for people like Mary in my district.
  When her husband retired from his job, they both lost their health 
insurance. They had COBRA for 18 months, but it ran out. Mary had to 
look for alternative coverage. Unfortunately, she has a preexisting 
condition. Mary, Mr. Speaker, has rheumatoid arthritis. She suffers and 
has had countless rejections from one insurance company to another and 
it has been very difficult for her.
  Under the revised Affordable Health Care for America Act, Mary and 
other Americans would not suffer from preexisting conditions. Finally, 
as early as next year, they would receive fair health care that they 
deserve.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 3962.

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