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On the recordJanuary 19, 2011
As we sit here this morning, there are millions of Americans sitting in front of computers or the want ads desperately looking for their next job, 15 million unemployed Americans. The question they are asking this Congress is why don't you work together to help small businesses and entrepreneurs create jobs for our country? The answer the majority gives them is we will get to that someday. A mother has two 4-year-old twins who are diagnosed with leukemia and tries to buy health insurance. The insurance company says we won't sell it to you because your children have leukemia, or we will charge you five times as much. We say that should be illegal and the law today the majority tries to repeal says differently. A "yes" vote for repeal means she is told, Sorry, no insurance. A person who has faithfully paid his premiums for years and suddenly needs a quadruple bypass heart operation receives a letter from his insurance company that says, Sorry, we are rescinding your coverage. We say, and the law says, that should be illegal. But a vote for repeal says, Sorry, you are on your own.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey

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The speaker addresses unemployment and healthcare insurance issues facing Americans.

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