[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[House]
[Pages 31844-31845]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRANSPARENT HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, let me say that when Democrats 
gather, good things happen for the American people. Our health care 
bill is a bill that will bring down premiums, save lives, and create a 
magnificent reform comparable to saving lives when Medicare was passed 
in 1965. It is only those who are scared and apprehensive and not ready 
to go forward for the American people that won't allow us to move 
forward on the health care reform.
  Just as when we gather together behind closed doors, Democrats, 
again, are promoting transparent legislation and creating jobs for 
Americans. We stand with the small businesses in providing them more 
resources and credits because they are the backbone of America. We 
realize that job training, and specifically a bill that I am offering 
that says that if you're unemployed and get unemployment compensation, 
you can be in a scholarship program that will train you for the jobs of 
the future.
  The health care bill will be providing jobs on top of jobs: health 
care jobs, nursing, doctors, and physician assistants. Americans need 
jobs, and Democrats are not afraid to take the risks that are necessary 
to provide for them.
  As we pass the appropriations bill, we are creating jobs for America, 
and, therefore, I'm asking my colleagues to assist and not cast about 
the fears of doom. We are moving this economy. We are helping health 
care. We are providing the opportunities for America. And I am glad to 
be a Democrat serving on behalf of the American people.

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