House Proceeding 09-10-09 on Sep 10th, 2009 :: 1:10:30 to 1:13:25
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1:10:26 to 1:10:49( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: our co-chair of the progressive caucus, chairwoman lynn woolsey and i yield to the gentlelady. ms. woolsey: thank you very much. i want to thank the gentleman from minnesota, congressman ellison, for one-hour special order on the very subject of health care.

1:10:30 to 1:13:25( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: we've done a lot over these last caucus is very proud of the role that we have played in bringing health care to where i think ith said earlier this morning that we probably have just innings of a bal

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Lynn C. Woolsey: ball now after last night's great speech by our president and his clarity and his ability to explain to the country what it is he wants in a health care bill and his willingness to actually bunk some of the myths that have been out there and

1:11:33 to 1:11:55( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: some of the lies that have been told about this health care debate and at the same time talk about what his priorities are and one of those priorities from what he has given us, which is a lamb nated card that lists what he wants -- a laminatek card

1:11:56 to 1:12:17( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: that lists what he wants -- lamina -- laminated card that lists what he wants, if you don't have insurance, tre's four points and the third point says, and this is what -- i'm going there right away because this is what progressives were if you don't have insurance,

1:12:18 to 1:12:38( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: quality affordabl all americans, this bill would offer a public health insurance option to prove the uninsured who can't find affordable coverage with a real choice. now that says to us that the public option, and we want a robust public option, remains on

1:12:39 to 1:13:00( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: th our court. now i guess this is the third or fourth inning in this game of getting things together so that we can bring a health care bill to the floor of the house that is worthy of all americans and now that the ball is in our

1:13:01 to 1:13:21( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: court we, as the progressive caucus, have pledged to define what we consider a robust public health option to be, to wo with our leadership and with the administration and to see that our definition of robust public

1:13:22 to 1:13:25( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: option is included in health care reform.