[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mrs. HALVORSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. HALVORSON. Throughout this entire health care reform debate, two 
numbers have concerned me more than others: 130 and 60. These numbers 
represent the health insurance costs that small businesses are facing 
and the effects on those who work for small businesses. Small 
businesses have seen their premiums go up 130 percent over the last 
decade. And of all of those Americans who are uninsured, 60 percent of 
them are small business owners, employees, and their families.
  Madam Speaker, I believe America is facing a health care crisis, and 
I believe that we need to act to bring down costs for regular families 
and hold health care and insurance companies accountable.
  Too many Americans are denied care because of preexisting conditions. 
Too many businesses are being priced out of affordable health care. We 
need health care reform that addresses these issues.

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