Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) releases the following statement regarding comprehensive healthcare reform:
"It's March Madness in Congress as well as on the nation's basketball courts this week, so let's look at the past performance charts to see how the two teams have performed on the big challenge of comprehensive healthcare reform.
"Team Republican, with six years of complete control in the White House and both sides of Congress, has this result: Zero. All the Republicans could score were political points, not any real help for tens of millions of Americans with no health insurance at all and millions more with inadequate or imperiled coverage.
"The Democratic team, in less than 16 months has recorded victories for the American people: Reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program for seven million children and extension of coverage for four million more. Approval in the House of the plan to eliminate health insurance companies' anti-trust exemption. And the big prize for all Americans, comprehensive and immediate healthcare reform that will shortly reach President Obama's desk for signing.