[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25781]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, we are treated this afternoon to a steady 
stream of people rising, despite what they say, in opposition to 
fundamental health care reform. This long line of speakers, what do 
they have in common, apart from their party affiliation? They have 
really good health care, and they have got jobs guaranteed until 
January of 2011.
  What about the millions of Americans who find themselves without jobs 
today and who, as they think about what the future holds, also think 
about and worry about and are terrified by the fact that their child 
may not be able to see a doctor when that child needs to?
  We should talk about tort reform. We should talk about interstate 
competition of insurance. But only the bill being discussed now, not in 
secret, only the bill being discussed now provides for the coverage of 
those many millions of Americans who have lost their job in this 
recession. That is serious business, and that is what this House should 
continue to focus on.

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