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Defend America on Saturday, March 20, 2010 6:41:11 PM
Via Ben Smith at Politico:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10) today made the
following statement with regard to the health insurance reform bill
Congress will take up on Sunday:
“We’ve been through a long, difficult debate over health care. I’ve
listened to my constituents through 14 town halls and thousands of
phone calls, personal visits and letters. I’ve talked with my
colleagues on both sides of the aisle. And I’ve heard from health care
experts, economists, and the Congressional Budget Office, which
estimates the cost of the program.
Throughout this debate I have focused on several overarching priorities
and I believe, after careful review, that this bill addresses them.
This measure denies insurers the ability to reject coverage to people
with so-called ‘pre-existing conditions,’ a common sense provision
that, as a cancer survivor, I feel particularly strongly about.
Covering maternity care will no longer be optional for insurers;
pregnant women and their unborn children will be guaranteed coverage
when they need it most. And the arbitrary and exorbitant insurance
premium increases that have hamstrung small businesses and working
families will no longer be possible.
This bill takes critical steps toward providing quality, affordable
health care while reducing the cost burden on our hardworking families
and small businesses. It does so in a fiscally responsible manner,
reducing the deficit by an estimated $138 billion over the first 10
years and an additional $1.2 trillion in the following decade.
This bill also continues the longstanding ban on public funding for
abortion, a factor that weighed heavily on my mind in recent days.
I am voting for this legislation because all Americans should have
the same insurance choices enjoyed by members of Congress and their
families. If it’s good enough for members of Congress, it is good
enough for the people they represent.”
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