[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REPEAL

  (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share the story of 
Patricia Maisch. Pat, as her friends call her, lives outside Tucson and 
has been fittingly hailed as one of the heroes during the tragic 
shooting of our colleague and friend Gabby Giffords. Pat actually 
knocked the second gun clip out of the shooter's hand as he was 
attempting to reload, very likely saving the lives of more innocent 
people.
  She was in line to talk to her Congresswoman, to share that she 
thought that the title of the health care repeal bill was disingenuous 
and because Pat and her husband own a small business north of Tucson. 
The spouse of one of their employees has a preexisting condition and 
they have been unable to find affordable coverage to cover her. Pat 
wanted to tell Congresswoman Giffords that the health reform law will 
help them provide health insurance for this employee. She wanted to ask 
Gabby to stand up to attempts to repeal health reform.
  Pat was unable to deliver her message to her Representative, but she 
asked me to share it with you now. Heed the words of Pat Maisch. Heed 
the words of millions of Americans needing health care. Don't repeal 
vital health care reform.

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