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On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
Well, it has become just that. I think I will wrap with where I started. The health care reform, the Affordable Health Care Act, really is about making life better for every American. From the moment they're born, that young baby, that newborn baby cannot be denied insurance, from the moment they're born, whatever their circumstance is. That's part of the Patient's Bill of Rights, and it starts right at birth. This is where a student, when you graduate from college, you are not only getting a diploma; you are also likely to be losing your health care benefit that you were covered by under your parents. {time} 2110 So it extends coverage to the age of 26. And into a marriage, into a family when you're building a family, you know that you'll be able to get insurance. Thirty-one million Americans are going to be able to get health care insurance as a result of this legislation. And in the workplace, a lot of talk about this being a job crusher, when in fact it actually creates jobs. And for small businesses, this is an enormous benefit because they will get a subsidy reducing the cost if they choose to provide insurance. If they have 50 employees or less, they don't have to buy insurance. And then later, they'll be able to get insurance through an exchange in 2014. California is probably going to set one up next year. And for seniors, I've never heard so many inaccurate statements as concerns Medicare and the way in which this bill actually works. It extends Medicare.…
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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