John Yarmuth: “I would like to tell you about two of my constituents in Louisville who came up over the break and who told me why they…”

“I would like to tell you about two of my constituents in Louisville who came up over the break and who told me why they were against health care reform. The first one was a mother. She said she thought our health care reform bill was going to hurt too many people. When I asked her why or who, she said, Well, like my son. He had a kidney transplant, and I'm afraid he won't get the care he needs. When I told her that under our bill we could very well save his life because he would never get insurance under the present situation and that he would never be denied coverage under our bill, she had a little bit of a conversion right on the spot. A second was a woman who owned a gift shop in Louisville. She said she was against health care reform because she is a diabetic. She said, I can't wait until 2014 to get the help I need. She wasn't against health care reform. She needs it now, and she needs it desperately. Under our bill, there will be a high-risk pool so she can immediately get coverage that she can't get now. The fact is health care reform as proposed by the House Democrats will save lives, will save money, will save jobs, and will save Medicare. It is time to pass health care reform.”