José E. Serrano: “I think we have to celebrate that. I think it is good. It is a good sign about who we are as a people and a nation. But…”

“I think we have to celebrate that. I think it is good. It is a good sign about who we are as a people and a nation. But I think that when we do that, we also have a responsibility and that is to every so often look inward and take a look to see what we are accomplishing right here at home. When you look at the figures, for instance, in my city of New York, where 25 percent of all the residents under 65 are not covered by health insurance and where 20 percent of all children under 18 are not covered by health insurance, we know that this is a very serious problem. But what is interesting about it, both of you brought this up, is that 22 percent of those who are insured work for corporations, for companies that have more than 1,000 employees. That is an alarming statistic.”