Jon L. Christensen: “today we are keeping our promise to pass real health care reform legislation, legislation that will improve the…”

“today we are keeping our promise to pass real health care reform legislation, legislation that will improve the availability and portability of health insurance across America. It is hard to believe that just a little over 2 years ago we were looking at the Clintons' takeover, the Government takeover of our health care system, one-seventh of our GDP. Do my colleagues remember the bureaucracy that was set up through this nationalized health care program that the Clintons put forth? Well, our program is nothing like that bureaucracy. Our program allows private sector solutions. It allows the insurance to be more available and more affordable for all Americans. it allows preexisting conditions not to be a problem any more. It cracks down on waste, fraud, and abuse, and it allows for the creation of 100 percent portable medical savings accounts. Simply put, Clinton care was about helping government. Our legislation is about helping people. I urge my colleagues to support this historic commonsense health care reform legislation.”