[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, America cannot afford to wait for health 
care reform. Right now, more than three out of four Americans are 
dissatisfied with the total cost of health care. That is why Congress 
is working hard to craft legislation to fix the health care system for 
American families, for American businesses, for future generations, and 
of course, for our own fiscal survival.
  Since 2000, wages have only increased 3 percent while health 
insurance has increased more than 50 percent. This has caused many 
families to delay visits to the doctor, to skip treatments and to allow 
their health coverage to lapse. Despite having the most expensive 
health care system in the world, Americans are no healthier than many 
of our global partners.
  President Obama and this Congress are working together to provide 
adequate, accessible and affordable health care now.

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