[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, 90 percent of the children of 
America, at some point in their lifetime, certain populations of the 
children will be on food stamps.
  I am very proud of Speaker Pelosi. This is not Pelosi health care; 
this is America's health care. This is the input of Americans from all 
around the Nation. Ninety-six percent of Americans will be covered by 
this health care, and no woman will be denied insurance because of a 
preexisting condition such as pregnancy.
  What an outrage. I have been working on the physician-owned hospitals 
issue now for almost 4 years. We are engaged in providing opportunities 
for physician-owned hospitals to expand, to be able to provide services 
for general acute care services in this bill.
  I know we are going to be victorious. I know that the hospitals need 
to be covered. I know that we are not going to lose jobs.
  This is a bill that serves all of America. I am glad that my 
colleague had the opportunity to be in European-style health care. That 
is not what it is, but it is going to allow people in America to live, 
and not the 18,000 that die every year because they do not have health 
insurance.
  Pass health reform now.

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