Thanks to our Congressional Representatives for voting in favor of health care reform!!

The Prince George’s County Young Democrats applaud Representatives Donna Edwards, Steny Hoyer, and Chris Van Hollen for their votes in favor of health care reform on Saturday night. The vote in the House of Representatives brought America closer to real change we all need and voted for in 2008.

Now as this bill moves to the United States Senate, we must turn our attention toward the upper chamber of Congress and ensure it includes a robust public option, brings down the cost of insurance, all the while keeping the promise our party made of not adding to the national debt. President Obama has stated, “The United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation.” We urge Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin to not only vote for the bill but persuade their colleges to do the same.