[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11056]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PRICE OF INACTION ON BUDGET IS TOO HIGH

  (Ms. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, today we will have the opportunity to vote 
on the budget resolution, a budget which makes a sound investment in 
our Nation's future. I especially want to applaud the health care 
provisions in the resolution that will put us on track for improving 
access to quality health care for all Americans.
  It is vital that we pass this bill with the reconciliation 
instructions intact so that we can achieve comprehensive health reform 
this year. The price of inaction is way too high. Fortunately, the 
steps we will begin taking through the budget resolution reconciliation 
instructions will yield very positive rewards.
  This includes reform of the broken Medicare reimbursement system. The 
budget addresses problems with geographic variations in spending in 
health care. It invests in proven nurse home visitation programs for 
at-risk first-time mothers. And it improves the women, infant and 
children nutrition program.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in voting ``yes'' on the budget 
resolution.

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