"This is something,after all, that first came to the attention of the American public one hundred years ago when a national health insurance program was proposed by President Theodore Roosevelt, and successive presidents, mostly Democrats but not all, have favored it."

VOA: special.2010.03.27

Marc Morial,Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League, says minorities make up a significant portion of the 40 million or more Americans without health insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09