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Susan Davis: “Opponents often cite polls saying the American people don't want Congress to pass health care reform, but I've talked to…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2010
Opponents often cite polls saying the American people don't want Congress to pass health care reform, but I've talked to my constituents and I've listened closely to what they expect from the system. They don't think preexisting conditions should stop you from getting coverage. Insurance companies shouldn't just drop you. And nobody, nobody should face one-time 40 percent increases in premiums like what just happened in California. Madam Speaker, it has been a difficult and a long debate, but we're closer than any time in history to putting into law the health security Americans want. Let's finish the job and put patients first.
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Susan Davis
Democratic · California
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Mar 16, 2010

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The speaker addresses health care reform and the need for legislative action to protect patients.

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