[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21220]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IT'S TIME TO ENACT REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. As Congress returns to Washington to focus on the Nation's 
business, we bring back the many stories we heard while we were home in 
our districts.
  I spent much of August traveling around my district in southern 
Nevada talking to folks about health care. I held roundtables, I 
convened a Congress on the Corner, I participated in telephone town 
halls, and I visited community health clinics. I shared my views on 
reform; I dispelled many of the myths that were circulating by those 
who want to protect the status quo; and I heard from people who cannot 
afford health care or found out that they don't have the coverage for 
the medical treatment that they need.
  It is clear that we can no longer afford business as usual. The worst 
we can do is do nothing. The current health care system obviously isn't 
working, so it's time to enact real health care reform, health care 
reform that provides people with choice, lowers the cost of care, 
expands access, and provides Nevadans and all Americans with peace of 
mind should they or their families become ill.

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