[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18843]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WE ALL WIN IN HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, I have some excellent news for the people 
of northeast Wisconsin, people like Mike up in Marinette, Jenny in 
Appleton, and Jeff in Green Bay: access to affordable health care will 
be enacted this year by this Congress. After all, how can we continue 
the losing ways of the past, where discrimination against citizens due 
to preexisting conditions was allowed to take place.
  You're going to hear arguments from one side and the other. But we 
stand on the side of the American people who understand this: There 
shall be no discrimination to any citizen due to preexisting medical 
conditions. After all, we don't discriminate on the basis of the color 
of your skin. What about the chemistry of your skin?
  The bill that's moving forward in this House will guarantee other 
things as well. It will guarantee small businesses will be able to 
reduce their costs for health care and allow them to employ more people 
and stimulate our economy at the greatest time of need.

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