Robert Smith: “We believe that expanding health insurance to millions of hard working low-income Americans will relieve the uncertainty…”

“We believe that expanding health insurance to millions of hard working low-income Americans will relieve the uncertainty and fear many people face, knowing that they are one illness away from losing their life savings or their home. It is the right thing to do. It is the right time to do it. As the editorial in the Washington Post says: What about a timeout to pay a little heed to those who can't afford to get sick? I thank my colleagues on the budget conference committee for preserving this critical line item for the uninsured. I urge all my colleagues to vote for it when it comes out of this conference and then later when it is crafted into final form by the Finance Committee.”