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Week of November 23rd - Thanksgiving
This week the Senate will take a short recess to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. I want to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to all Maryland families on this uniquely American holiday, and remind everyone to take this occasion to pause and be thankful for all that we have. Happy Thanksgiving!
On Monday, Nov. 30, the Senate will reconvene after the Thanksgiving holiday and we will begin debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. For decades, the need to reform our health care system has been the subject of serious debate. During that time, we have seen the cost of health care skyrocket and a steady increase in the numbers of Americans who lack insurance. Today, approximately 47 million Americans and more than 760,000 Marylanders lack insurance. I am pleased that Congress is closer than it has ever been to enacting meaningful health care reform. I believe we must accomplish three goals to achieve meaningful reform. First, we must bring down the cost of health care; second, we need to provide every American with access to quality, affordable health care; and, finally, we must reform our health care system in a fiscally responsible way that does not add to the deficit.
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