Got this e-mail late last night:
Tonight, you made history!
Moments ago, the House of Representatives won a historic victory for the American people by passing quality, affordable, accessible health care for all Americans.
I cannot thank you enough for making this historic moment possible. Whether you were sharing your own stories of struggle, spreading the word to your friends and neighbors, or generously contributing to help our courageous House Democrats under attack, you fought this fight every step of way. I truly cannot express my gratitude enough for all the work you did.
This legislation will take its place in history beside the passage of Social Security and Medicare. It will end the days of being denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. It will help seniors finally afford their lifesaving prescription drugs by closing the donut hole in Medicare.
It will end the days of hardworking families and small businesses being priced out of the care they need in the name of insurance company profits. And it will reduce the deficit by more than a trillion dollars over the next two decades.
You realized that this was our moment to fix health care in
Speaker of the House