[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14863]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HEALTH CARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL AMERICANS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Good news, Mr. Speaker; today is October 1, and 
health care in America is now available for all Americans. Last night 
between 1 and 2:30 in the morning, after leaving this floor with a 
degree of disappointment, we went to the Web site. We took a picture. 
We saw how extensive and detailed the Web site was for Americans to 
enroll for preventative care, to be able to ensure that seniors don't 
have to pay high costs for prescription drugs, to make sure that young 
people, strong young people who believe that the world is theirs can be 
on this Web site. It was exciting, because as we logged on, it said, We 
are loaded. There are so many people trying to get on to be able to 
access America's health care.
  And you know what, we have the ability to debate the health care 
issue while Americans are continuing to access it. And we can pass a 
clean continuing resolution. That's a good plan.
  We understand there's disagreement. I respect my good friends. But 
America is excited today. Not only is it my brother Michael's birthday, 
but it is also the day for good health care in America. Enroll. The 
marketplace is open. That's what America is all about.

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