[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    BENEFITS OF THE HEALTH CARE ACT

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, after a year and a little bit more of 
debating health care in this country, with all the numbers and the 
rhetoric, sometimes we lose sight of the actual human face of what we 
accomplish for the American people.
  I have the great honor today of being joined by two bright and 
beautiful young women: Camille Davis and Madeline Davis of Louisville, 
Kentucky, 7 and 9 years old. They both had tethered cord syndrome that 
was diagnosed and treated successfully at Children's Hospital in my 
hometown. They are doing great, and they will grow up to be whatever 
they want to be. As a matter of fact, I'm glad that they're not 25 
because probably one of them would take my seat very shortly.
  But the important thing is now, because of the health care bill that 
we passed, they can be anything they want to be. They can go to grad 
school. They can do an internship. They can stay on their parent's 
policy until they're 26. They have total freedom without regard to 
being denied coverage because of their medical history. This is one of 
the great benefits of the health care act that we achieved for the 
American people, and there are millions more like Madeline and Camille 
who will benefit for the rest of their lives.
  I am so proud of what we accomplished for Madeline and Camille Davis 
and for millions of American young people.

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