An early proponent of the legislative strategy that ultimately led to the bill’s signing into law. Health care reform now ensures affordable coverage will extend to more than 32 million more Americans; provide security and stability to those who have health insurance; and shift power from insurance companies to consumers. Additionally, Congressman Fattah was an early supporter of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization. The program currently provides health insurance for more than 7 million American children. This legislation protects coverage for those same children while expanding it to include an additional 4 million who would otherwise be uninsured.
