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We Cannot Wait

Floor Speech

Date: July 28, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance


WE CANNOT WAIT -- (House of Representatives - July 28, 2009)

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Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, at least 46 million Americans are uninsured. By the end of the day, 14,000 more Americans will lose their coverage. Over the past decade, health care costs have risen on average four times faster than workers' earnings. We cannot wait. We must act now with reform that guarantees that everyone has access to high quality care, regardless of income, employment or preexisting conditions. We also must bring down the cost of care to make health insurance affordable for everyone.

That's why we must pass a bill with a robust public plan, a plan without a trigger. A robust public plan will increase competition. It will bring down costs. The public plan must be tied to the current Medicare provider network infrastructure and rates so that it will be able to start immediately. This connection will also increase the savings provided by a public plan. We must pass a health bill with a robust public plan, and we must pass it now. The American people cannot go any longer without high quality, affordable coverage.

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