My Friends In The Congress, I Have

The Time Is Now For Congress To Address Health Care In America.

It Is Distressing To Me That We Live In An Age In Which We Still Must Fight To Protect Our Civil Rights As Americans, In Which A Hate Crime Perpetrated Against Someone Based Their Sexual Orientation Can Go Unpunished, And In Which Discrimination Is Being Written Into Our Laws.

Back In 1792, Dr. Benjamin Banneker, The Famed African-american Inventor And Scientist In Washington, Proposed A Department Of Peace For The New Nation To His Friends George Washington And Thomas Jefferson. His Prophetic Suggestion Was Not Implemented; But Now, More Than 200 Years Later, The Need For A Peace Department Is Too Compelling To Ignore.

In This Most Powerful Nation In The World, Lack Of Access To Health Care Should Not Force Local And State Governments, Companies And Workers Into Bankruptcy, While Causing Unnecessary Illness And Hospitalization.

Too Many Of My Constituents, Like Many Other Hard Working Americans Across The Country, Are Suffering Unnecessarily Due To Our Flawed Health Care System.