Advice To Congress: Be Clear, Fair On Health Care

The Associated Press

What would you tell lawmakers about overhauling health care? People participating in discussion groups related to an Associated Press poll of Americans shared the messages they would deliver.

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"Just be clear and very straightforward with us. Don't like try to beat around the bush. We've already been demolished with everything that has gone on with our country." — Anthony Adorno, 25, of Dumont, N.J.

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"I would say please give Americans the health insurance that we deserve as citizens. It should be for everybody and it should be the good coverage, the best coverage that we know we can provide." — Karen Harris, 50, Fair Lawn, N.J.

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"I would say to make the health care program even across the board for everybody. Make it affordable for everybody." — Antoinette Gates, 57, of Atlanta.

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"I think first off they just need to face reality that the American public has no confidence in their ability to run anything efficiently. Period. So give it up." — Kenneth Collier, of Atlanta.