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OVERHAULING OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

My primary responsibility in Congress is to fight for New Yorkers. Right now, I am working on one of the most important issues facing Americans today – fixing our nation’s broken health care system. This is a time for real solutions to the fundamental flaws in our health care system.


To find out more about my position on the pending health care overhaul, watch my Energy and Commerce Committee statement here:


July 16, 2009 Energy and Commerce Committee Statement on Health Care


You can also watch my floor statement on the pending health care overhaul here:

July 15, 2009 Floor Statement on Health Care


You can add your voice to the debate at my MixedInk page.


You can also read the current bill and committee reports here:


Text from HR 3200


Health Reform Discussion Draft Summary


What’s in the Health Care Reform Bill for You?


Public Health Insurance Option


Why Americans Need Health Reform


The Health Insurance Exchange


Shared Responsibility


Making Coverage Affordable


Guaranteed Benefits


Strengthening the Nation’s Health Workforce


Meeting Women’s Health Care Needs


Meeting Health Care Needs of Senior Citizens & People with Disabilities


Preventing Disease/ Improving the Public’s Health


Myth vs. Fact on Health Reform


Strengthening Medicare


Strengthening Medicare


Maintaining and Improving Medicaid


Protecting Program Integrity by Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse


Protecting Program Integrity by Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse


Delivery System Reform


The Cost of Inaction