[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. KILROY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KILROY. Mr. Speaker, this is an historic day and a very exciting 
day as we move towards a vote on a bill to make health care affordable 
and accessible for all Americans. Like you, I have been listening to my 
constituents. I have been hearing their stories.
  Even last night I got a call from a friend. Steve, after fighting off 
lymphoma, got a notice from his insurance company that the policy for 
his law office was now being canceled, giving him a lot of insecurity 
about what his future would be and the future of the people who work 
for him.
  This bill would end that kind of discrimination, the discrimination 
against people with preexisting conditions, and provide security to 
millions of Americans, Americans like me with multiple sclerosis and 
many of us with other preexisting conditions.
  This is a moral issue for people, people who will now be able to 
access our health care system. Mr. Speaker, it is a very proud day to 
be able to take this historic step and end this discrimination.

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