THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2009
Statement of President Barack Obama on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act
Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable health care for the American people.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece of legislation that will provide stability and security for Americans who have insurance; quality affordable options for those who don’t; and bring down the cost of health care for families, businesses, and the government while strengthening the financial health of Medicare. And it is legislation that is fully paid for and will reduce our long-term federal deficit.
Thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance reform in America. Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation. I am absolutely confident it will, and I look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year.
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America might just catch up with the rest of the developed world. Good news.
Congrats on the healthcare reform.
I think it was Ernest Hemingway who best summed it up, in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT:
“A man alone doesn’t have much chance.”
(Actually, the original phrasing was more like: “A man alone doesn’t have a ****ing chance.”)
That goes double when you get sick…