[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 21631-21632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          REAL COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM IS A NECESSITY

  (Ms. KILROY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KILROY. Mr. Speaker, like I've heard from many of my colleagues 
this afternoon, I also have been listening to constituents in my 
district throughout the recess and this past weekend about the issue of 
health care. After church services last Sunday, this is what I heard 
from one woman who worked for General Motors for 26 years, taking an 
early retirement a few years ago, thinking she was secure in her 
retirement: Now she's found that she has lost her investments and her 
401(k) because of the GM bankruptcy, and also lost her health care.
  She is a breast cancer survivor. Now she is not of the means to buy 
insurance. No insurance company will insure her because of this 
preexisting condition. Mr. Speaker, there are too many people in my 
district and across the country who cannot buy insurance because they 
are barred because of preexisting conditions. This is one of the many 
reasons why we need to take action on real comprehensive health care 
reform.

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