[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. PIERLUISI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of Congress' 
efforts to reform our Nation's health care system. Too many Americans 
have no health insurance or are a job loss away from losing their 
insurance, and reform will give them access to secure, affordable 
coverage.
  The House bill will also benefit the vast majority of Americans who 
already have insurance. Your insurance company will no longer be able 
to deny you coverage or raise your rates because of a preexisting 
condition. Your insurance company will no longer be able to drop or 
reduce your coverage when you get sick.
  Mr. Speaker, I represent nearly 4 million U.S. citizens from Puerto 
Rico. My fellow delegates from the territories and I have fought hard 
to make certain that the House bill is fair to our constituents who are 
no less American than their fellow citizens in the States and are no 
less deserving of care.
  Thanks to the determined efforts of our leadership, I am confident 
that the House bill will ensure that quality health coverage will be 
available for all Americans, whatever their financial means and 
wherever they happen to reside.

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