,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #acj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjag,mr4 ,de,fazio 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4          
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,ellison1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4        
,%ea-,port]1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 & ,ms4
 ,de,lauro7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,support+ ef=ts to increase competition 
& acc\ntability 9 ! heal? insurance     
m>ketplace1 & to ext5d accessible1      
quality1 af=dable heal? c>e cov]age to e
 ,am]ican ?r\gh ! *oice ( a public      
insurance plan4  ,:]eas "u ! ,pati5t    
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act       
7,public ,law #aaa-adh2 #abd ,/at4 #aai7
 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ! ,af=dable
 ,c>e ,act71 #bj1jjj1jjj ,am]icans h    
ga9$ heal? insurance cov]age1 includ+   
#aa1jjj1jjj ,am]icans t h cov]age ?r\gh 
! public ex*anges creat$ by t ,act2     
,:]eas ! un9sur$ rate is at its l[e/    

po9t 9 hi/ory1 b !re is m "w to be done 
to provide access to cov]age = ,am]icans
 t rema9 un9sur$1 & to r$uce d$uctibles 
& out-(-pocket co/s = ! #ca1jjj1jjj     
,am]icans :o are curr5tly und]9sur$2    
,:]eas be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( !       
,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 millions (         
individuals ) preexi/+ conditions 7 d5i$
 heal? cov]age by insurance companies t 
controll$ :o receiv$ heal? c>e 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas pr(\nd disp>ities 
p]si/ 9 heal? outcomes bas$ on race1    
e?nicity1 & geography1 & ne>ly          
#d1jjj1jjj adults1 disproportionately p 
( color1 lack cov]age z a result ( !    
failure ( #ai ,/ates to exp& ! ,m$icaid 
program "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 "u ! ,af=dable ,c>e ,act2 ,:]eas  
public insurance options = work]s'      
comp5sation insurance h result$ 9 l[]   
rates = small bus9esses & m competition 
9 sev]al ,/ates2 ,:]eas giv+ all        
,am]icans ! *oice ( a public1 nonpr(it  
heal? insurance option w\ld-- 7#a7 lead 

to increas$ competition & r$uc$         
premiums2  7#b7 cut wa/eful sp5d+ on    
adm9i/ration1 m>ket+1 & executive pay2 &
  7#c7 ensure t consum]s h ! af=dable   
*oices !y des]ve2  ,:]eas public        
programs su* z ! ,m$ic>e program "u     
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 (t5      
deliv] c>e m co/-effectively by limit+  
adm9i/rative ov]head & secur+ bett]     
prices f provid]s2 & ,:]eas !           
,congressional ,budget ,(fice has f\nd t
 a public heal? insurance option w\ld   
save taxpay]s billions ( doll>s3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives supports ef=ts to build 
on ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable    
,c>e ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh2 #abd  
,/at4 #aai7 by ensur+ t1 9 addition to !
 heal? cov]age options provid$ by       
private insur]s1 e ,am]ican has access  
to a public heal? insurance option1 :i*1
 :5 e/abli%$1 w--  7#a7 /r5g!n          
competition2  7#b7 improve af=dability =
 families by r$uc+ premiums & increas+  

*oices2 &  7#c7 save ,am]ican taxpay]s  
billions ( doll>s4