[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Speaker, opponents often cite polls 
saying the American people don't want Congress to pass health care 
reform, but I've talked to my constituents and I've listened closely to 
what they expect from the system. They don't think preexisting 
conditions should stop you from getting coverage. Insurance companies 
shouldn't just drop you. And nobody, nobody should face one-time 40 
percent increases in premiums like what just happened in California.
  Madam Speaker, it has been a difficult and a long debate, but we're 
closer than any time in history to putting into law the health security 
Americans want. Let's finish the job and put patients first.

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