House Proceeding 10-08-09 on Oct 8th, 2009 :: 2:05:30 to 2:07:05
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2:05:26 to 2:05:46( Edit History Discussion )

John Jr.Conyers: if i'm hearing it as we came on the floor, why can't we find out their gripe that theyre making this amount of money and seem to be doing well. mr. co gentlelady yie because you weren't here when i started. i don't claim them to be voices of opposition. i don't know what their position

2:05:30 to 2:07:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: John Jr.Conyers

2:05:47 to 2:06:10( Edit History Discussion )

John Jr.Conyers: is. i never heard it from them. i just want to find out. msjackson lee: what is it. mr. conyers: and i offer the hand of cordial exchange of views that we always do in judiciary committee and that is can we talk?

2:06:11 to 2:06:31( Edit History Discussion )

John Jr.Conyers: let's see where we havereas of agreement and where we have areas of disagreement. that's how the legislative process works. and then get all the facts out on the table and decide what form and shape health care reform is going to take.

2:06:32 to 2:06:52( Edit History Discussion )

John Jr.Conyers: i can't predict it now. if somebody asks me to tell them what a strong public option is, i never seen a public option in my life. i don't know what it is. i know that it is an alternative

2:06:53 to 2:07:07( Edit History Discussion )

John Jr.Conyers: to the 1,300 private insurance companies that every industrial company has at least one or more public options, but what it's