Honorable Rham Emanuel
United States Representative, Illinois, Democrat
Representative Emanuel, of the Fifth District of Illinois, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. He was a White House advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1999, first as Assistant to the President for Political Affairs and then as Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy. He serves on the House Budget Committee and the Financial Services Committee. The following is from the July 24, 2003, House floor debate on H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act. People from around the world come to America for their medical care. Yet Americans travel around the world…
