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I'm not saying we don't need health care reform. We do need health care reform.

As Congress debates overhauling the nation's health care system, it should not authorize a reform plan that would further our financial woes. We must avoid creating an unsustainable government program. There is no question that reform is needed, but health care can be made more affordable without massive and expensive new bureaucracies.

Health care should be affordable for everyone.

The goal of real healthcare reform must be high-quality, universal coverage in a cost-effective way.

Let's drive the message home: we need health insurance reform, we need a strong public option, and we won't settle for less.

It is critical that we pass legislation to dramatically reform our health insurance system, and this reform should include a genuine public option, universal coverage, an end to insurance policy rescissions, and no restrictions against covering people with pre-existing conditions.

I understand that in these difficult economic times, the potential for any additional expense is not welcomed by American businesses. But in the long run, the health insurance reform law promises to cut health-care costs for U.S. businesses, not expand them.

Health reform is an essential part of restoring America's economy and maintaining our competitiveness.

Please be assured that as we move along through the implementation of health insurance reform, making sure that we find efficiencies within the existing system, is foremost on the President's mind.

Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance.