[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, well, it's been 72 hours since health 
care reform was passed and, as near as I can tell, nobody has to go to 
the post office to get their prostate checked. They're not getting 
mammograms in the DMV, and we aren't herding doctors to gulags across 
the country.
  The fact is people are seeing what is in this bill: simple, 
commonsense health insurance reforms that will make a difference for 
Americans this year in extending coverage, in being able to put 
children on their health insurance program until they're 26; 
eliminating the insidious practice of denying coverage when you get 
sick.
  And as Americans see more and more what is in this legislation, we'll 
have an opportunity to build on this important foundation of health 
care reform for economic health and security, a better health care for 
our families, and maybe, just maybe, showing that in the Federal 
Government here some of us can work together to get things done.

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