Process, process, process. What legislative parliamentary process are we using? It is a distraction. That is what someone talks about when they can't debate the content or they run out of lies or misdirections about the substance of an argument. I don't think the woman from New Jersey is any more interested in our process today to guarantee that she has reliable coverage than she is concerned about what process the insurance company used to compose the letter saying that because she is sick, her coverage is rescinded. She prefers to have the guaranteed coverage. Do you think a small businessman in New Jersey cares what process the insurance company used to arrive at a 25 percent increase in premiums? Or the process we use to limit the out-of-pocket expenses a person must spend for coverage? Enough using procedures to stall and delay. Let's get it done, to provide consumer protections for everyone. Let's get it done, to have caps on insurance premium increases. Let's get it done, for better health care outcomes.
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Holt addresses the need for action on health care reform and consumer protections.
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