[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8751-8752]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   DEPENDENT CARE COVERAGE EXPANSION

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, on May 7 the largest private employer in 
the State of Connecticut, United Technologies Corporation, announced a 
decision to implement dependent coverage up to age 26 for their 30,000 
employees and families. They took advantage of an IRS ruling which was 
issued April 23 to implement this change, which will make a huge 
difference for adult children of their workforce.
  Too often at commencement ceremonies, which are taking place all 
across the country, kids are given a diploma and then a notice that 
they are coming off their parents' health insurance plan. With the 
health insurance reform bill, this is now a thing of the past, and UTC 
has set a great example for employers all across the country to 
implement this change as soon as possible.
  Yesterday, Mohegan Sun Casino, with 10,000 employees, issued the same

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decision for its employees. This is going to make a difference for 
families and adult children. I spoke to a mother of a 22-year-old who 
has been hospitalized numerous times, and she was in tears. She was so 
excited that her daughter will be able to continue to receive the care 
that she needs, which otherwise would never have been available if we 
had not passed the health care reform bill.

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