WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Reps. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Henry Waxman (D-CA) and George Miller (D-CA), the chairmen of the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor Committees, joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer at a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss their efforts to pass health care reform legislation this year. After the meeting, the chairmen released the following statement:
“We thank President Obama for convening this productive meeting and Speaker Pelosi and Leader Hoyer for their strong leadership. As the Speaker said, we are ready to get the job done. We look forward to working with the administration and all of our colleagues in the House to pass a strong health care reform bill by the end of July that meets President Obama's principles: reining in skyrocketing costs, guaranteeing patients’ choice in selecting their health care plans and doctors, and ensuring that everyone has access to quality and affordable coverage that meets their needs.”
The chairmen have pledged to work together in an unprecedented way, as one committee, to pass a bill in the House before the August recess. To view their original letter to the President outlining this goal, click here.
The chairmen have pledged to work together in an unprecedented way, as one committee, to pass a bill in the House before the August recess. To view their original letter to the President outlining this goal, click here.
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