[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Pages 27182-27183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        HISTORIC DAY IN AMERICA

  (Ms. SPEIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

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  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, today is indeed an historic day, a day we 
can all be proud that on behalf of the American people we are doing 
something.
  So what is it the American people are going to get? Well, if you're a 
senior citizen in America, you're going to have $500 more in your 
prescription drug benefit. You're going to be able to get your drugs 
that are brand name for 50 percent less if you're in the doughnut hole. 
And by 2019, that doughnut hole will be terminated.
  What's in it for young people? Well, if you're good to your parents, 
you can stay on their health insurance until you're 27.
  And how about for women? For women, you are no longer going to pay 
140 percent more for your health insurance than a man of the same age. 
And by the way, you don't have to fear getting pregnant, because health 
insurance will cover your pregnancy.
  And for everyone else in America, we are going to be paying $1,400 
less a year in uncompensated care.
  There is nothing to fear. There is much to be jubilant about.

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