[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 26908]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          IT'S TIME FOR ALL PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO INSURANCE

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the time has come--
it is long past time--that we should pass health care reform.
  I know there is a lot of influence that is passing out a lot of 
information that is not true. We are not cutting Medicare. We are 
rearranging it so that it can cover more people, but there is no cut in 
services.
  It's so easy to say things that are not true, to have scare tactics. 
Actually, all we have to do is try to understand the bill and tell the 
truth.
  The people of this Nation want this change. It is time for the 
change. It is time for all people to have access to insurance. All the 
people--47 million, or whatever--that are not insured now could very 
well be insured if the insurance companies would insure them and allow 
them to use the insurance. That is not happening.
  We have to think of another way. And the insurance companies can 
still live, but hopefully with some competition.

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