[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          THE HEALTH CARE BILL

  (Ms. CASTOR of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Democrats are going to deliver on 
what American families and businesses have been asking for when it 
comes to their health: one, meaningful, secure, and stable insurance; 
two, improved Medicare for our seniors; and, three, vital consumer 
protections.
  For families with health insurance, health reform will provide 
coverage you can count on. All Americans will have affordable options 
even if you change your job or if your employer does not even offer 
health insurance. Under the revised health bill, families will not have 
to worry about insurance companies canceling their coverage because 
someone in their family gets sick or is diagnosed with cancer or 
another illness. Health insurance companies will no longer be able to 
bar you from insurance just because you've had cancer that is in 
remission or you're recovering from a heart ailment. We will ensure 
that our neighbors are not forced to go bankrupt after a serious 
illness strikes. What is insurance for after all? It must be 
meaningful.
  American families have been doing everything right in paying their 
premiums and copays even as those costs have risen astronomically. Our 
health care bill says that, in return, families must have coverage that 
is meaningful, stable, and secure.

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