House Proceeding on Jul 10th, 2009 :: 0:02:30 to 0:03:35
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Dennis J. Kucinich: further one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? mr. kucinich: good morning, mr. speaker. i request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempo without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. kucinich: one of the tragic and laughable conseats of the entire health care debate is

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Speech By: Dennis J. Kucinich

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Dennis J. Kucinich: that people love their for-profit health insurance companies. so hands off the private insurers. these are the same insurance companies whose premiums, co-pays and deductibles are forcing millions ofmericans into poverty. 60% of all u.s. bankruptcies

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Dennis J. Kucinich: are tied to people not being able to pay their hospital bills. and most of these people were insured. but people love their insurance companies. now, everyone knows that insurance companies make money not providing health care. but people love their insurance companies. so we have to leave them in a

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Dennis J. Kucinich: game, right? people love for-profit surers, so government ought to give the insurance companies a bailout and subsidize private insurers because people love their insurance companies, right? well, i don't think that people love for-profit surance.