Full Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference on Health C...(nce is a critical concern to all America...),Health

Date:7/13/2009

nce is a critical concern to all Americans. Why? Because all Americans are paying for that. All Americans are paying somewhere between $750 and $1,100 extra on your premium that you mentioned -- extra on their premium because those folks are not paying and are not involved in the system; are not getting prevention; are not getting wellness care, so they're more expensive.

But the object of this legislation is to bring health care costs down. Yes, we want access for all Americans, but we want to bring health care costs down for the families who are represented here today. And the reason we want to bring health care costs down for families that are represented here today is so they can be healthier; so they don't have to make choices that will damage their health and which will make it more expensive for all the rest of us.

And, as I said, from a moral perspective, it is right that we make sure that every American can take care of their health care concerns.

So that, yes, there are 47 million Americans uninsured, but as critically, there are 260 million Americans who feel pretty good about what they now have, but are very worried about losing it because they won't be able to afford it.

We have a system that is almost twice as expensive as any other in the world. That's what this legislation attempts to do, bring costs down for the country, for all

This is a critical time to accomplish that objective, and we intend to do so.

Speaker Pelosi. Let me just say that today the President appointed a new surgeon general, Dr. Regina Benjamin, a leading spokesperson on public health issues. She established a rural health clinic in Alabama.

I mention this because we're very proud of that appointment. It's a very necessary one. It's also about prevention and wellness and about how our children are healthier. And a healthi
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