“And I have to say, what motivates me every day and I know my Democratic colleagues is to remember that every day 14, 000 people get up in the morning with insurance that go to bed at night without it and most of them because they lost their job.”
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Five thousand people every day lose their home because of a medical bankruptcy. Most of them had insurance.
The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture.
I think the most important issue for all of us is our economy and jobs and creating opportunities for young people to be able to get the education that you need to be able to afford to go to college.
As Michigan's voice on the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I will continue working to make sure the next generation of advanced technologies and alternative fuel vehicles are made right here in America.