Joe Courtney: Health care bill closes the gap between “haves and have-nots”

In Courtney’s words, the bill will end the practice of “tax-paying Americans who don’t have health insurance underwritting the health benefits of members of Congress.”

UPDATE: After the vote Courtney released a statement on the bill. “Passing this bill is an act of real progress toward helping families, individuals, and small businesses get access to affordable health insurance. This legislation is a major step in fixing our broken health care system and will begin to do so immediately.”