Michael Burgess: “Today the United States is confronted with an increasing number of Americans who are without health insurance. The…”

“Today the United States is confronted with an increasing number of Americans who are without health insurance. The Census Bureau estimates that 41.2 million Americans are without insurance and the numbers continue to rise. Remarkably, the policy makers here in Washington have all too often made attempts to remedy this situation with convoluted policies that have just exacerbated this very serious problem. The bill before us today, H.R. 660, will make great strides in addressing this problem by not imposing a top-down Washington-type solution, but instead giving small businesses in Flower Mound, Texas and cities and towns, as in all of our districts, the ability to make responsible health care coverage decisions for their employees. H.R. 660 will make American families without health insurance and help small businesses struggling with the high cost of insurance for their employees. As the owner of a medical practice in Lewisville, Texas, I understand how difficult it can be to provide health care insurance to your employees.”