[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21803]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TIME FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM IS NOW

  (Mr. BRALEY of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Madam Speaker, now is the time for Americans to 
rise up and speak truth to fear on health care reform. Now is not the 
time for silence, now is not the time for doubt, and now is not the 
time for fear.
  Recent Census data shows that the average American family spends over 
$13,000 a year for health care coverage. And if we don't change what we 
are doing right now, in 10 years the average American family will be 
spending over $25,000 a year on health care coverage.
  That's why the time to act is now, and H.R. 3200 does that by 
expanding access to quality, affordable, coverage and bringing true 
health care reform to the American people.

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