[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 685]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        REAL CHANGE FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. MORAN of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, today it begins: the process of 
turning the rhetoric of hope into the reality of change. Today we will 
enfranchise 4 million children with health insurance, many of whose 
working-poor parents have had to watch their children suffering in bed 
from an accident or an illness not knowing how serious it is or what to 
do, only knowing that they couldn't afford to find out.
  Now, we have passed this legislation before--twice--only to have it 
vetoed by President Bush. Why? Because we paid for it with a tobacco 
tax, which, in itself over the years, will save the lives of millions 
of people.
  But this bill that we pass today will be signed into legislation 
because that's exactly what President Barack Obama meant when he 
promised real change for all Americans.

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