Mike Levin: “(Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. Speaker, well, the majority leader says…”

“(Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. Speaker, well, the majority leader says we need a new system. This has been for 4 years their new system--a total blank page. Their problem is that it is working, that health care is working. It is working for these people: 12 million uninsured Americans who got coverage; over 10 million enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP; 3 million young adults, 3 million who are now covered because of their parents' health policy. It is working. It is working for the 129 million Americans with preexisting health conditions, so many of whom were out in the cold; for 105 million Americans who no longer have a lifetime limit or an annual limit; and for seniors who got the benefit of filling the doughnut hole. There is some reference here to increased health care costs. It is a lie. Health care costs have been going down. It is a fib. It isn't true. I think what bothers Republicans most of all is that it is working, and their ideology is blind to success, or they don't want to see it. We are going to vote ``no.'' What is this, the 56th time? We have lost track of how many times we voted ``no.'' We are voting ``no'' because of the millions of people who were left out by our insurance coverage, who now have the decency of health care coverage and the protection of health care coverage.…”