Mr. Speaker, in just 6 days, the health exchanges will be open for enrollment and many people will have access to quality, affordable health care for the very first time’, said Rep. Christensen.
On September 25, 2013 Rep. Donna Christensen of of the United States Virgin Islands asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the Affordable Care Act.
“Mr. Speaker, in just 6 days, the health exchanges will be open for enrollment and many people will have access to quality, affordable health care for the very first time.”
“The Congressional Black Caucus just completed 8 town halls across the country to fully and accurately inform our communities about the exchanges and Medicaid expansion and when and how to enroll and who their navigators and their certified enrollment assisters are. Everywhere we went, we found people hungry for the information we shared, including how the law had already helped thousands of people in their area: the young people who stayed on their parents’ insurance, the many Medicare beneficiaries who were able to get preventive services and wellness visits without a copay, and the many people who got significant rebates from their insurance companies and how much each Medicare beneficiary saved in prescription drug costs. They were very angry about the misinformation that continues to be spread about the Affordable Care Act”, she said.
“We Democrats are proud of the work we did with President Obama to create this law and to make wellness a possibility for many who, for far too long, had been left out of the health care system. October 1 signals a brand new day for them and for our country, and we should celebrate it and do everything we can to make sure everyone in our districts enjoys these benefits”, said Rep. Christensen (source: Congressional Record http://thomas.loc.gov).
Rep. Christensen serves on numerous committees and subcommittees in the House – so many in fact we wonder where she finds the time to do that.
Here is a partial list:
ASSISTANT MINORITY WHIP IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, REGIONAL WHIP
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & COMMERCE
MEMBER, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH
MEMBER, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER
MEMBER, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE
MEMBER, CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
CHAIRWOMAN, CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS HEALTH BRAINTRUST
MEMBER, CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FOR WOMEN’S ISSUES
MEMBER, CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM CAUCUS
MEMBER, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE CAUCUS
MEMBER, PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS
MEMBER, FRIENDS OF THE CARIBBEAN
MEMBER, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION