[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24693]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   POSTER BABY FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, might I introduce to you the 
poster baby for health care reform.
  In Denver, a wonderful bouncing baby was denied health insurance 
because the baby weighed about 17 pounds and was 4 months old, and it 
was determined that he had a preexisting disease of obesity.
  Now, all of us know how wonderful it is to have a healthy baby who 
has a full and wonderful round look. We also know about something 
called baby fat, and for us mothers we know how a bouncing, bountiful 
baby can turn into that lean marathon runner. That's just the way it 
is.
  So for all of the reports that our insurance companies are attempting 
to undermine the effort of ensuring that every American has access to 
health care and that we rid ourselves of this whole condition of 
preexisting disease, here's your example.
  What an outrage.

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