Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America I am outraged.

As we get closer to the end of this Congress we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq affordable health care a sensible energy policy quality education for our children retirement security and a sound and fair fiscal policy.

In 2001 America 's hospitals provided nearly $21 billion in uncompensated health care services.

The good news is Americans know firsthand the benefits of a free market - more choices lower prices higher quality - and there is no reason why we cannot help them see these same benefits in health care.

The essence of a government health care system - for people who have never lived under it and don't know - is waiting waiting waiting. You wait for everything. You wait for years for operations that are routine in America.

One in seven Americans lives without health insurance and that's a truly staggering figure.

We can't afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. We've got to get it done. The future the health the life - our nation depends on it and it's just foolish to think or act otherwise.

Because when we think about the real facts: 44 million Americans without health insurance millions without jobs a 50-year high on mortgage foreclosures an historic high the third year in a row on personal bankruptcies.

Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done.

America's doctors nurses and medical researchers are the best in the world but our health care system is broken.