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On the recordJune 28, 2012
I am happy, I am pleased to see the Supreme Court put the rule of law ahead of partisanship and ruled that the affordable care act is constitutional. This is a long opinion. We know when we come back here after the elections there may be some work we need to do to improve the law, and we will do it together. But today millions of Americans are already seeing the benefits of the law we passed. Seniors are saving money on their prescriptions and checkups, children can no longer be denied insurance because they have a preexisting condition--protection that will soon extend to every American. No longer will American families be a car accident or heart attack away from bankruptcy. Every Thursday I have a ``Welcome to Washington.'' Today we had a group of people from Nevada who have or have relatives who have cystic fibrosis. It has been so hard for these young people to get insurance. It is not going to be that way anymore. No longer will Americans live in fear of losing their health insurance because they lose a job. No longer will tens of millions of Americans rely on emergency room care or go without care entirely because they have no insurance at all. Soon, virtually every man, woman, and child in America will have access to health insurance they can afford and the vital care they need.…
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jun 28, 2012

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