[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25608]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            SUFFERING AT HANDS OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES

  (Mr. LUJAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LUJAN. Mr. Speaker, I have heard from constituents across my 
district who are suffering at the hands of health insurance companies.
  I have heard from doctors who do their best to treat those without 
insurance.
  I have heard from entrepreneurs who want to start their own 
businesses but fear that they won't be able to find coverage for their 
sick children because they have preexisting conditions.
  I have heard from women who can't replace their ill children's used 
catheters because they were denied by their insurance companies.
  I have heard from small business owners struggling to afford coverage 
that their employees depend on.
  They need us to act, they are asking us to act, they are demanding us 
to act, and that's why we must.
  We need to fix our broken health insurance system. We need a health 
insurance system that works for men, for women, for children, seniors 
and families, for everyone. We need action to combat rising health care 
costs to make health care more accessible and to offer real choice.
  We need a public option. We must demand a public option.

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