Anna Eshoo: “we all welcome a constructive debate on health care reform. Yet misinformation about the various health plans…”

“we all welcome a constructive debate on health care reform. Yet misinformation about the various health plans, particularly the President's, are being generated by opponents of health care reform to confuse and even scare the public. For example, those who oppose coverage for all Americans tell us that the uninsured are either young, or unemployed, or between jobs. Yet less than 20 percent of the uninsured are young people. And 28 percent are in poverty. The rest are average working adults. Mr. Speaker, every American should be guaranteed adequate health care. Period. And if the morality of this issue does not move one, it should be viewed as a pocketbook issue--we all pay for the uninsured in one way or another, especially in higher insurance premiums. Mr. Speaker, health care is a serious issue and deserves serious debate. Clouding the issue can only retain the status quo and gridlock. I urge my colleagues to take the high road. Ignore the misinformation offered by those who want to obstruct the hope of the people, and that is coverage for everyone with a guarantee that no one will take it away from them.”