Dick Durbin: “I will be very brief, but I wanted to make a point on the Record relative to some messages and information I received…”

“I will be very brief, but I wanted to make a point on the Record relative to some messages and information I received from my State which I would like to share with my colleagues. During the month of August, I went back across the State of Illinois and visited with a lot of people, including chambers of commerce, labor unions, families, and community leaders. I would say for the third or fourth consecutive year, the report I received from businesses in particular in my State was identical. When I asked them what their major concern was, time and again they came back and said the same thing. It is the No. 1 concern of businesses across America when it comes to the cost of doing business and competitiveness. It is the No. 1 concern of labor unions across America when it comes to fair compensation for their employees. It is the No. 1 concern of more and more families across the United States as they realize how vulnerable they are. What is that concern? The cost of health insurance.”