Congresswoman Johnson on State of the Union ...

“President Bush has repeatedly promised to reduce the number of uninsured – but every year of his presidency, the number of Americans without health insurance has gone up – now having reached 46 million. Here in Texas, health insurance costs have increased by $994 – a 56 percent increase since 2000. There are also 5,478,000 people without health insurance in Texas, increasing by 827,000 since 2000.”