[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17833]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IMPROVING HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICANS

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, we have an historic opportunity to finally 
improve health care in America, to finally bring access and quality of 
care to all Americans, not just the lucky few.
  I'm so proud to support the bill introduced by the three committees 
of jurisdiction and to play my part in seeing us pass legislation in 
both the House and Senate before the August recess. What's great is 
that there is something for everyone here. There is affordable access 
to coverage for people who've never been insured before; there is help 
for seniors stuck in the dreadful part D doughnut hole; there are 
consumer protections against longstanding egregious practices by 
insurance companies; there is amazing investment into our health care 
workforce, including physicians, nurses, and allied health 
professionals; and there is finally an incentive to practice wellness-
based health care instead of illness-based disease treatment.
  I urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing America's 
Affordable Health Choices Act and enacting the health care reform our 
constituents so desperately need and Americans deserve.

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