[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 40 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. HARMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HARMAN. Madam Speaker, in a few hours, the House leadership will 
finally introduce a rescission package on health care which will reduce 
our deficit over the next two decades to lower numbers than would 
either the House-passed or Senate-passed health bills. As a Blue Dog, I 
commend this.
  But I stand here this morning specifically to say that information 
just released by the Energy and Commerce Committee, on which I serve, 
shows a very favorable impact on my district from the bill, which I 
intend to support.
  I have received thousands of calls and emails from constituents. I 
will post this information on my Web site immediately after speaking 
this morning. But in a nutshell, the bill improves coverage for 427,000 
of my constituents who already have health care. It gives tax credits 
and other assistance to up to 137,000 families and 15,100 small 
businesses. It improves Medicare coverage for 81,000 constituents by 
helping to close the doughnut hole. It extends coverage to 67,500 
uninsured, guarantees coverage for people with preexisting conditions, 
and permits kids under 26 to stay on their parents' policies.
  I ask my colleagues to support the bill.

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