DULUTH, MINN. --- Last week President Obama delivered what might have been his final plea for Congress to pass health care reform. It's being called "Pledge and Pass," and it's a term coined by Minnesota Senator Al Franken.
Franken says for Minnesotans, Pledge and Pass is a critical effort.
"The number one cause of bankruptcy in MN is healthcare crises," Franken said in a special interview with the Northland's NewsCenter.
"Most of the people who went bankrupt under the healthcare crisis had insurance," he added.
According to Franken, America's Health Care Reform Bill will include doing–away with limits or caps on health insurance, ensuring coverage to those with pre–existing conditions, and improving the way Medicaid is distributed to the state.
"Pledge and pass is actually a phrase I coined," says Franken. " I don't know if the president actually called it that. But it's basically that the senate pledges to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House bill."
The Health–Care reform bill passed the Senate with a Super Majority last December. Currently, the bill has stalled in the House of Representatives, with major Republican filibustering blocking its progress.
"If you care about health-care like I do, this is a top priority," Franken said.
You can contact Senator Franken to give or retract support for America's Healthcare Reform Bill by visiting his congressional website HERE.
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