House Proceeding on Oct 22nd, 2009 :: 0:18:05 to 0:19:15
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Robert C. Scott: have substantial reduction in service, care, and benefits. i yield back. the speaker gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the objection, so ordered. mr. scott: mr. speaker, responsible health insurance reform requires a comprehensive appr

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Speech By: Robert C. Scott

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Robert C. Scott: companies often deny coverage if you have a pre-existing condition. but if we require insurance companies to cover pre-existin conditions, all americans must carry health insurance, otherwise people will just wait until they get sick before they buy insurance. and if all americans are to be covered, we must have

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Robert C. Scott: mandates and taxes to subsidize those who can't afford it. furthermore, most states there's only one company with an overwhelming market share, so without a public option people in many states would be mandated to buy insurance from a sole source for-profit corporation without any limit on what it can charge. you know that's not fair. so even though there is a

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Robert C. Scott: consensus that people with pre-exisng conditions should be be able to buy insurance at a reasonable cost, we cannot achieve that goal without mandates, subsidies, and the public option to provide