It is time to deliver on the promise of the American Dream. It is time to deliver health care reform

The President of the United States spoke very clearly tonight about his plan for health care reform in his address to a joint session of Congress. If you missed it then read the plan. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/plan/

We cannot wait to pass health care reform. How many more people must die and suffer because they cannot afford to go to the doctor? How many more people must file bankruptcy because they do not have insurance and cannot afford to pay the huge medical expenses that they are facing?

Over 45 Million Americans are currently uninsured, and another 20 million are underinsured. Nearly a third of youth ages 18-19 lack any sort of health insurance. These people have no access to preventative care and must use emergency services to treat minor ailments, increasing costs. President Obama’s plan expands Health Care to include these uninsured. This will provide needed preventative care and avert expensive emergency treatments.

Let us pass true reform, for us, for Senator Kennedy and for our future. The dream shall never die.