[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, in Psalm 118:24 it says:

       This is the day which the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and 
     be glad in it.

  This is a day of rejoicing. The Republican wrecking ball that was 
supposed to take out ObamaCare has failed. It was a failed idea. It was 
a bad idea. And ObamaCare is going into effect today.
  So rejoice. Everyone in this country now has a chance to have health 
insurance coverage. We've been waiting for 100 years since Teddy 
Roosevelt first proposed it. And finally, it's here.
  Newt Gingrich said, If we allow Mrs. Clinton's health care plan to 
pass, the Democrats will be in for the next 60 years, like they were 
after we passed the Social Security Act of 1935.
  Well, folks, that day is here. It's a glorious day. Rejoice. You can 
get your health insurance.

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