[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2] [House] [Page 1595] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]HEALTH CARE REFORM (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. McCOLLUM. This Thursday, something exciting is going to happen right down the street, Pennsylvania Avenue. The White House door is open. The leadership of both the Senate and the House, Democrat and Republican leadership, come together to talk about what Americans want to have happen: reform to health care. Now, everyone knows that our health care system is failing, and it's failing for Democrats and Republicans and Independents and children and young and old and for people all across this country. And I'm excited that we're going to sit down and try to work things out in a compromise, because people need to have access to health care. There are some principles that I've heard from the people that I represent back home. We must cover as many people as possible with affordable coverage. We must do away with discriminatory practices such as preexisting conditions and unfair practices such as caps and rescission. But most of all, people in Minnesota want a system that rewards quality and value. That's the best thing for taxpayers, the best thing for patients, and the best thing for America. ____________________