Lofgren Votes Yes on Historic Health Care Bill

Today, the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive health insurance reform measure. Below is Rep. Lofgren’s statement on her vote to pass this historic legislation:

March 21, 2010

Today, the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive health insurance reform measure. Below is Rep. Lofgren’s statement on her vote to pass this historic legislation:

I’m proud to have stood on the floor of the House of Representatives today and cast my yes vote for this historic bill. I voted yes for the nearly 50,000 currently uninsured residents of the 16th Congressional district who will now be eligible for health insurance. I voted for yes for the 6,000 seniors in my district who will no longer be subject to the donut hole in Medicare Part D. I voted yes for the 55,000 young adults in the 16th District who will now be able to extend their coverage under their parent existing insurance. I voted yes for the roughly 15,000 small businesses in the 16th District who will be able to extend coverage to their employees because of the tax credits in this bill. I voted yes for the 800 families in the 16th District who every year are forced to file for bankruptcy due to medical bills. I voted yes because this legislation will reduce the deficit by $130 billion over the next ten years and by $1.2 trillion over the second decade. Simply put, I voted yes because it was the right thing to do and because my constituents overwhelmingly demanded it.

Click here for a breakdown of the legislation's impact on the 16th Congressional District.

Click here for my health care reform information page.

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is serving her eighth term in Congress representing most of the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County. She is the Chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. She also serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. She Chairs the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections and serves on the House Homeland Security Committee. Congresswoman Lofgren is Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation consisting of 34 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.