Glenn English: “I believe that the House is going to make a momentous decision in the next few days. A decision which could either lead…”

“I believe that the House is going to make a momentous decision in the next few days. A decision which could either lead our health care system forward on a path of quality or, on the other hand, could lead to an unraveling of our longstanding system of health care based on employer-provided benefits. My fear is that the House may make the wrong decision. But thanks to the heroic efforts of the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) and the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Fletcher) and others, there is an alternative, a commonsense alternative. Mr. Speaker, I came to the House in 1994 as an advocate of health care reform. I have concluded, Mr. Speaker, that today the best medicine for patients is a modernization, an improvement of the health care systems for all Americans, while at the same time having an initiative to make it more affordable and accessible. We must make sure that our health care system works while preserving competition in the free market. Every family deserves health care that can never be taken away. Congress must move this week to adopt health care reform that moves us down the path toward universal access to affordable care.”