[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                 AMERICA NEEDS HEALTH CARE REFORM TODAY

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, thank you for your 
leadership.
  Just as we thought, when we began to make a historic march towards 
the civil rights of all Americans for health care reform, we begin to 
hear noises, wrong noises, about how much we're spending. Well, I will 
tell you what we're doing, because we're not ashamed of addressing the 
concerns of Americans: $100 billion a year to fix a $2 trillion 
problem; the fact that Texas children are uninsured, they will be able 
to be insured as other children around America.
  Sixty years Americans have been waiting and waiting and waiting for 
health care reform. Family costs are going up $1,800 a year. How many 
Americans want to continue that? And every single President, including 
Candidate McCain, wanted health care reform.
  We're doing it the right way. We're going to provide for primary care 
doctors. We're going to invest $1 in fighting for it and save $1.75.
  I want you to know this, Mr. and Mrs. America, we're going to take 
the big step, not for ourselves but for you. Health care reform, not 
yesterday but today and forever, because America needs it, and they 
need it now.

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