[Vision2020] What was your favorite part of the SOTU?

[Reggie Holmquist]

Here's mine:

> "Now, I've heard rumors that a few of you have some concerns about the new
> health care law. So let me be the first to say that anything can be
> improved. If you have ideas about how to improve this law by making care
> better or more affordable, I am eager to work with you. We can start right
> now by correcting a flaw in the legislation that has placed an unnecessary
> bookkeeping burden on small businesses.
>
> *What I'm not willing to do is go back to the days when insurance
> companies could deny someone coverage because of a pre-existing condition.
> I'm not willing to tell James Howard, a brain cancer patient from Texas,
> that his treatment might not be covered. I'm not willing to tell Jim Houser,
> a small business owner from Oregon, that he has to go back to paying $5,000
> more to cover his employees. As we speak, this law is making prescription
> drugs cheaper for seniors and giving uninsured students a chance to stay on
> their parents' coverage. So instead of re-fighting the battles of the last
> two years, let's fix what needs fixing and move forward*"
>
Here's a link to the transcript:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-of-the-union-2011-full-transcript/story?id=12759395&page=1

-Reggie

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