Washington, DC - Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI15) made the following remarks after President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that will provide health insurance for 32 million Americans and make health insurance premiums affordable for millions more.
“It was my great honor to sit alongside President Obama as he signed the first truly transformative piece of social reform legislation in the 21st century. I am convinced our nation is a healthier one today as we are now on a path to bring health insurance to 32 million Americans who currently don’t have it. Health care is no longer a privilege, it is now a right. Our forefathers embraced the idea of America as a ‘beacon’ of freedom and liberty. The increasing lack of affordable and accessible health care had cast a very dark shadow over millions of Americans. This is the dawn of a new day, one in which the quality of life in America – which my father, Ted Kennedy and so many others tried to improve over decades – just got a whole lot better.”
