[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 25792-25793]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of liability 
reform.
  I have heard from people all across my district in Ohio about how 
much they need health insurance reform. I have heard from Dawn, a small 
business owner who has a story that is truly heartbreaking.
  Due to a doctor's mistake when her son was 23 days old, Dawn's son 
was left with lifelong brain damage. For the past 10 years, she and her 
husband have struggled to find insurance for her son. When no insurance 
would cover him, they were forced to pay out of pocket for all of his 
doctors' appointments, physical therapy, and they are currently living 
at the poverty level. Between the two of them, they have held as many 
as five jobs to try to cover their son's medical expenses.
  Last year, in my district in Ohio, there were 1,270 health care-
related bankruptcies. Without comprehensive health care insurance 
reform, Dawn's family could be the next one.
  We are at a breaking point. We must come together and bring security 
and stability to our health care system for families like Dawn's and 
for everyone else in this country.

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