i'd like to thank our friends bob meeks, brian england, felicia williams, elizabeth mart martinsteen and car min morales for being with us. imagine and this is not hard to do being a parent who has a child with a preexisting medical condition like asthma or diabetes. driving medical bills through the roof and forcing you to choose between paying the mortgage and paying the next doctors' appointment. imagine being a college senior getting ready for graduation, looking forward to a successful career, but you cannot accept your dream job because they don't offer health insurance. imagine being a senior who re relies on medicare for health and economic security but faces rise each year for medicare or prescription drugs. a woman charged higher premiums, women are up to the tune of $1 billion higher premiums than men for the same coverage or a worker locked in a dead end job unable to pursue your professional passion for fear of losing your insurance. for too long these examples are not simply a matter of imagination. they are a matter of reality faced by millions of americans. but that a

i would like to thank our friend bob meeks, brian england, felicia williams, elizabeth bartenstein and carmella -- carman morales for being with us. imagine, and this is not hard to do, being a parent who has a child with a preexisting medical condition, driving medical bills through the roof and forcing decisions between paying the mortgage mortgage in the next doctors appointment. imagine being a college senior getting ready for graduation, looking forward to a successful career but you cannot accept your job because they don't offer health insurance. imagine being a senior who relies on medicare and health and economic security but the rising cost each year for preventative care and prescription drugs. a woman charged higher premiums in a billion dollars higher premiums for the same coverage. or being lost in a dead-end job unable to pursue your professional passion for fear of losing your insurance. for too long these examples are not simply a matter of imagination. they are a matter of reality based on millions of americans. but that all changed for the better with health insuranc