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Sheila Jackson Lee: Breaking news; all America needs to listen: Health insurers break profit records as 2.7 million Americans lose their…

On the recordMarch 19, 2010
Breaking news; all America needs to listen: Health insurers break profit records as 2.7 million Americans lose their coverage. On Sunday, we will have an opportunity to correct this abominable announcement and, as well, to save the lives of 45,000 Americans who, in fact, die every year because they do not have insurance. Breaking news: Insurance companies with large profits; my friends on the other side of the aisle, celebrating and voting against the American people. The Congressional Budget Office shows that the health care bill we will vote on on Sunday will provide coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans, cut the deficit by $130 million, cut the deficit by $2 trillion in the second decade, and eliminate the Medicare doughnut hole as well extends the sovereignty of Medicare for many years. Breaking news: We are standing alongside of the American people, saving the lives of 45,000 who die every year. And the other side? Standing with the insurance companies.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Mar 19, 2010

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Jackson Lee addresses the impact of health care reform and the profits of health insurers.

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