Senate Amendments To H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009, And H.R. 4872, Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010

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Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill.

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I'm proud to stand on the floor of the House of Representatives today to cast my yes vote for this historic bill. I vote yes for the nearly 50,000 currently uninsured residents of the 16th California Congressional District who will now be eligible for health insurance. I vote yes for the 6,000 seniors in my district who will no longer be subject to the donut hole in Medicare Part D. I vote yes for the 55,000 young adults in the 16th District who will now be able to extend their coverage under their parent's existing insurance. I vote yes for the roughly 15,000 small businesses in the 16th District who will be able to extend coverage to their employees because of the tax credits in this bill. I vote yes for the 800 families in the 16th District who every year are forced to file for bankruptcy due to medical bills. I vote yes because this legislation will reduce the deficit by $130 billion over the next 10 years and by some $1.3 trillion over the second decade. Simply put, I vote yes because it is the right thing to do and because my constituents overwhelmingly demand it.

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