[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. CARSON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Madam Speaker, now is the time to address our 
health care crisis. Today, too many families are suffering. Too many 
cannot afford their medication, lack of access to essential care, or 
can't get coverage because of a preexisting condition. This bill 
eliminates these tragic situations.
  For those who oppose this bill, you will have to return to your 
districts and explain why you didn't close the doughnut hole for 
seniors; expand Medicaid funding; reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in 
Medicare; and increase physician reimbursements. You will have to 
explain why you voted against investing in community health and 
prohibiting annual and lifetime limits on plans.
  In my district alone in Indianapolis, this bill will extend coverage 
to nearly 75,000 uninsured residents and will decrease costs for over 
200,000 families. And it will provide tax incentives to over 15,500 
small businesses to help them provide coverage for their employees.
  Passing this bill is the right thing to do.

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