[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WHAT'S IN IT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES?

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I am so proud of this House for getting the 
health reform bill out. And what is in it for small business? No entity 
fares better under reform than small business. That's because the 
current health insurance system is rigged against small business, which 
now faces fewer choices, higher costs and, as a consequence, less 
stable coverage for their workers.
  Health insurance reform will level the playing field and provide more 
stability and security to small business. Small business then will be 
able to cover all of their employees. It's all about jobs, and the 
reform will lead towards jobs.

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