[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21217]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. PASCRELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PASCRELL. I have a quote from Republican Chief Justice Earl 
Warren, no longer with us. He said, Many people consider the things 
which government does for them to be social progress, but they consider 
the things government does for others as socialism. He said it. It is a 
message to everybody in this House. The fearmongering that's gone on in 
the last 2 months does not bring us any closer to resolution.
  Look, private insurance companies are for-profit businesses. I can't 
blame them, you can't blame them for being in the business of denying 
access to needed care, avoiding and dumping the sick, and confusing 
consumers. They are, after all, driven by profits, not patients.
  I aim in my business, what I have to do here in the House is look out 
for my constituents, for the hard-working families in New Jersey that 
are being tossed aside so that insurance companies can maximize their 
profits. I support America's Affordable Health Choice Act because it 
creates a rational marketplace where Americans can find transparent 
information about their insurance options, guaranteeing coverage that 
won't discriminate based on health, gender, or job, and meaningful 
coverage that won't leave families laden with debt.

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