Albert Russell Wynn: “I operate from a very simple premise, and that is this, that if America is the greatest country in the world, then all…”

“I operate from a very simple premise, and that is this, that if America is the greatest country in the world, then all of our children should have health insurance. It's that simple. This bill does that. It covers 5 million additional children of the working poor; and it gives them health care, dental care and access to mental care health services. That's what's needed in this country. It's amazing to listen to the scare tactics of Republicans. It's almost amusing. First, they start talking about illegal aliens. No, that's not what this bill is about. They said, well you are going to kill our private insurance. These are working poor people. They don't have insurance. They said, well, it's $100,000 families. No, it's the existing eligibility limit. Then they say, well, you are going to create a massive new entitlement program. No, it's a grant program with bonuses for States that do a good job of insuring more people. Finally, they resort to Hillary care. We are all supposed to be scared. We are taking this issue very seriously, because we understand that there are working poor people in America that work every day. Half of them are women.”