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On the recordMarch 16, 2010
Just when we thought we had heard enough, seen enough, and paid enough, the big insurance companies are at it again. Seniors are paying more for prescriptions, home values plummet, savings and retirement accounts disappear, and millions lose homes, jobs, and their health care. But that didn't stop the big health insurance companies from announcing premium increases of nearly 40 percent. Look, Madam Speaker, these companies have some impudence. They have to be stopped. Deny, deny, deny. They deny coverage. They deny claims. They deny care. And last week the CEOs came to Washington. It is not enough that we have to dodge their lobbyists in the Halls of Congress, but they came to town, staying at the Ritz on your premium dollars, and now they want to deny the American people quality, affordable, and accessible health care. They know we are in the home stretch, and they won't stop at anything. They will stop at nothing to keep us from clamping down on their practices. But we are going to stop them. Let's deny them. Let's vote them off the island. I am ready to do it.
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Donna Edwards
Democratic · Maryland

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The speaker addresses rising health insurance premiums and the impact on American families.

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