Earl Blumenauer said "What's different is that, under this system, no one can force the rest of us to buy their broccoli. Unfortunately, the American health care system now is forcing many of us to pay for the uninsured--60 percent of whom go to an emergency room or a doctor's office every year. That's why Governor Romney had a mandate, or a tax--or whatever you call it--to be able to move this forward. That's what the legislation is modeled on. It's making a difference already for Americans in terms of young people on their parents' coverage, small businesses, more than one-third of a million who have been able to have tax credits to extend health care, and there's more along the way. The more we debate this, the more the American public understands the benefits of the legislation, and the more the support grows." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 10, 2012

What's different is that, under this system, no one can force the rest of us to buy their broccoli. Unfortunately, the American health care system now is forcing many of us to pay for the uninsured--60 percent of whom go to an emergency room or a doctor's office every year. That's why Governor Romney had a mandate, or a tax--or whatever you call it--to be able to move this forward. That's what the legislation is modeled on. It's making a difference already for Americans in terms of young people on their parents' coverage, small businesses, more than one-third of a million who have been able to have tax credits to extend health care, and there's more along the way. The more we debate this, the more the American public understands the benefits of the legislation, and the more the support grows.

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Earl Blumenauer

Democratic · Oregon

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