[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       BENEFITS OF HEALTH REFORM

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, in the aftermath of health care reform, one 
can't help but ask rhetorically why there would be forces out there 
that would deny progress? Why promote misinformation? Why refuse to set 
up exchanges for the business community? Why promote a repeal?
  I think it is pretty straightforward and easy to determine that there 
are those who are fighting for the people's interest ahead of those 
insurance profit column rises over the last decade. I think it is a 
threat to those asking for and ensuring that the doughnut hole will be 
closed, and adult children up to the age of 26 will be able to stay on 
their parents' coverage, no more caps on coverage but really benefit 
people in this insurance struggle they have faced in the past.
  It is pretty obvious, this is an effort by those who have wanted to 
dismantle Medicare as we know it, those who want to privatize Social 
Security, those who want to protect the insurance industry's profit 
margin to yet score another victory with repeal.
  I think we have a solid effort going forward. I believe we should 
stay the course.

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