As members of Congress ready for a vote on health reform, today they heard from 11-year-old Marcelas Owens, whose mother died in 2007 because she lacked health insurance.
Tiffany Owens suffered from pulmonary hypertension, which forced her to stop work, and in turn, she lost her medical benefits. She spent the final part of her life fighting for health insurance reform -- and now her 11-year-old son is working to finish her fight.
Marcelas Owens, who just turned 11 today, told MSNBC:
"I'm telling the members of Congress that the health care bill should be passed, because everybody deserves health care....I wanted to finish [my mother's] fight for health care."
"I'm telling the members of Congress that the health care bill should be passed, because everybody deserves health care.
...I wanted to finish [my mother's] fight for health care."
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