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




                    NO DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, today, much of the conversation is about 
the health care system. It's a very personal matter to me, as it is to 
every man, woman and child in American. I have a daughter with 
epilepsy. She is not insurable. We have a system in place today that 
denies her coverage, that excludes her from coverage. That's wrong, and 
it's probably unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment to the United 
States Constitution.
  There should not be discrimination in health care. There shouldn't be 
denial of coverage because of a preexisting condition. We need to 
change the system that exists so that there is coverage for all 
Americans with chronic illness and the like.
  The bill that we have in Congress will change that coverage, ladies 
and gentlemen, and I urge its passage.

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