[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            NOW IS THE TIME

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I'm so excited because now is the time for 
America's health insurance reform, and we got a report on Friday from 
the CBO that affirmed that the insurance reforms in our bill are 
deficit-neutral over the next 10 years and will even create a $6 
billion surplus. More than 80 major groups have already expressed 
support for America's Affordable Health Choice Act, including the 
American Medical Association, AARP, Main Street Alliance--and it's a 
small business group--and numerous medical specialty groups.
  I just spoke to 3,000 members of the National Medical Association. I 
went through the outline of our bill and there was no question that I 
could not answer for them and they are 100 percent supportive of it.
  We need a uniquely American solution.

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