Statement On House Passage Of Historic Health Care Reform Legislation

Statement

Statement On House Passage Of Historic Health Care Reform Legislation

"I have worked my entire career to achieve health care for all.

As I looked across the well of the House, I saw so many of my colleagues tearing up because, like me, they sensed the moment and the history of this vote. I was also remembering the faces of people who have come up to me, often also in tears, and confided in me about their own experiences in our broken health care system -- families who lost their homes because of medical bills; a mom who couldn't get health care for her daughter because of a pre-existing condition.

I thought about all those faces and that tonight, with this vote, we have finally stepped forward and responded to these pleas for help.

There is no doubt that this debate has been sullied with politics and vitriol; but nothing can sully the pride I feel today in taking this critical step in providing health care coverage for all Americans."

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