On the recordMarch 21, 2010
I'm proud to be a Member of Congress, but never as proud as I am tonight. Tonight we're finally going to pass comprehensive health care for the American people. My friends on the Republican side of the aisle keep saying the bill is flawed. The only flaw was when they controlled Congress and had the President of the United States, not once did they try pass health care, not even incrementally, as they say we should do now. No longer, when we get sick, will the insurance companies say, Sorry, we can't cover you. No longer, if you lose your job or change your job, can you not keep your health insurance. You will be able to keep it. If have you a preexisting condition, you won't be able to be denied it. If you're 26 years old, you can stay on your parents' policies. There's no annual cap or lifetime cap. We help seniors by closing the doughnut hole in Medicaid. We save money. It's CBO scored. Everybody wins with this bill, but especially the American people. I'm proud that we're passing comprehensive health care. The current system is not sustainable financially, and what we're doing means that everybody wins.
