[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 37 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE WEEK FOR HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, this is the week--the week--
that we will have an opportunity to provide expanded coverage for 
Americans. I hope this will be the week of truth and not for 
misrepresentations that have been carried forward. I hope that those 
who are uninsured will understand now that 31 million will have 
insurance; that Medicare care will be protected and in actuality 
expanded by the basic benefits plan; that Medicaid will be reimbursed 
in all 50 States. There will be no fixes for 100 percent, and then, 
going forward, 95 percent, and then 90 percent to protect those who are 
impoverished; we will have a system of a pool of insurance companies to 
thwart the one-insurance-company per State. You will be able to shop 
for the best plan. If you have your insurance, you'll be able to keep 
it. If you're a small business, you'll have subsidies. As well, yes, we 
require companies to carry insurance. But I believe this is ``the 
week.'' It is a good week for America to vote for real health care 
reform.

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