House Proceeding 09-17-09 on Sep 17th, 2009 :: 1:20:35 to 1:22:15
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Lynn C. Woolsey: any of the house bills. senate finance committee has -- ms. woolsey: if the gentleman will yield again, just tha2% difference, that cuts into middle income workers who -- i don't know what the numbers are, but i think it's if they earn $41,000 a year and have four

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: children, then they're not -- the subsidies would -- they wouldn't be eligible for the subsidies and i don't have that in front of me, i'm sorry, i might be off a little bit. but it really cuts into middle income workers and part of what this bill is about is making it

1:21:15 to 1:21:35( Edit History Discussion )

Lynn C. Woolsey: secure for all workers who have -- already have coverage, not making it harder for them to have their coverage and part of that security -- they might love the coverage they have but they know in their heart of hearts that they could lose that. their employer could decide they can't afford to cover them

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Lynn C. Woolsey: anymore and, boom, that's the end of it. they might lose their jobs, they might want to change jobs and not have insurance going with them and the truth of it is that this house health care reform bill, not the bachus bill particularly, the house reform bill makes it more secure for

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Lynn C. Woolsey: people that already are covered. they lose nothing, they don't have to leave their coverage unless their employer decides they don't want to cover them anymore. and then -- but they -- with the house bill they have a place to land. they have a place to go and to