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“The commitments of the Recovery Act are central to our ‘Innovation Agenda' - policies that understand that our competitiveness relies on a sustained financial and intellectual investment in innovation."

Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about the recently-passed Affordable Health Care for America Act, including claiming that reform will hurt American businesses. Today, the Washington Post caught the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the myth making process - obtaining an email the anti-reform group sent around in search of a "respected economist" to write a report saying the bill will "kill jobs". This new report would be the latest in a string of industry-funded sham studies designed to mislead the public about the impact of health insurance reform.

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A new poll of AARP members released today finds strong support across party and ideological lines for key provisions in the Affordable Health Care for America Act, and its companion bill, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009:

"Pelosi's management of the health care reform effort nonetheless revealed that she has much in common with Rayburn's vaunted leadership style. She showed steely determination in scoring an achievement unlike that of any lawmaker before her, moving sweeping health insurance reforms closer to enactment than at any time in the nation's history. And in the process, she centralized perhaps unprecedented control in the speaker's office."

At 5:30pm EST today, Speaker Pelosi will participate in a discussion forum at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government this evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts on her career in public service and the many policy challenges facing the nation. You can watch the webcast here>>

"Pelosi, D-San Francisco, played a major role in converting the Presidio from an Army post to a national park. In Congress she also helped pass a number of bills to help veterans."

Veterans Day is dedicated to honoring the sacrifice of the bravest among us, recognizing the service of those who wear our uniform, paying our respects to those who perished at war and celebrating the courage of those who come home. Over the generations, our men and women in uniform have been our unifying force, our guardians of freedom and our best ambassadors to the rest of the world.

In Congress, we are doing everything in our power to meet the needs of our veterans and better serve the men and women of our armed forces. In just the past month, the House passed the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, finally ensuring sufficient, timely funding for veterans' health care by approving the funds one year in advance, giving the VA the tools and resources to plan for the future.

Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about the recently-passed Affordable Health Care for America Act, including saying that reform will undermine the health care that veterans and military families have now. The latest myth spread by some Republican Members is that the bill passed by the House fails to ensure that veterans and service members will have the choice to purchase insurance through the Exchange. But the facts continue to knock these myths down.

MYTH: "The House-passed health insurance reform bill reneges on a promise to ensure veterans, service members, and their dependents have the choice of enrolling in the new Health Insurance Exchange."