[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 186 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, America's third President, John Adams, 
once said, ``Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, 
our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the 
state of facts and evidence.''
  Well, Mr. Speaker, the facts now show that the health care reform law 
is working for America's seniors. This morning, CMS released figures 
that show that 2.7 million seniors saved $1.2 billion in 2011 with 
lower prescription drug costs because the health care reform law is 
closing the prescription drug doughnut hole; 28,500 in Connecticut, 
5,560 in my district, the Second Congressional District. The report 
also shows that 24 million seniors have used the annual checkup that 
the health care reform law now provides free of charge, a smarter, more 
intelligent way to pick up disease and illness for our elderly.
  As President Adams once said, ``Facts are stubborn things,'' and the 
facts show the health care reform law is working for America's seniors.

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