Pelosi Statement on Release of Draft Health Reform Outline

June 9, 2009

Pelosi Statement on Release of Draft Health Reform Outline
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi today issued the following statement after Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller briefed the Democratic Caucus on their draft health care outline to reduce costs, offer a greater choice of doctors and plans, and guarantee affordable, quality health care for all Americans:
?Our economic recovery and nation?s fiscal future hinge on fixing what?s broken in our health care system: lowering costs to families and businesses, preserving choice of doctors and plans, and assuring quality health care for all Americans.
?Members of Congress and President Obama are bringing the voices of the American people into the legislation we are crafting. We look forward to building consensus around the framework the committee chairmen unveiled today.?