House Proceeding 10-28-09 on Oct 28th, 2009 :: 0:03:35 to 0:05:00
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Todd Tiahrt: destroy the small businesspeople who make our i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. tia address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: there is no objection. mr. tiahrt: mr. speaker, a majority of americans have had enough with the idea of the

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Speech By: Todd Tiahrt

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Todd Tiahrt: government taking over their health care. americans love freedom. and deserve the freedom to choose the health plan that is best for their family. this week the great state of kansas, a coalition of state leaders, has unveiled the health care freedom amendment that reserves the right for kansans to manage their own health care options. as ksans we don't want

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Todd Tiahrt: washington bureaucrats getting in the middle of medical decision that is should be be made by patients and their doctors. we believe kansans and the american people deserve better. that's why i'm pleased to be a co-sponsor of the empowering patients first act that allows americans who like their health care coverage the freedom to keep it and gives americans the opportunity to choose the health

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Todd Tiahrt: plan that best mes their needs. our bill also ensures medical decisions are made by patients and their physicians improves americans' lives through effective prevention, wellness, and disease management programs. this is the only bill that won't dampen the development of new treatments that cures life threatening diseases. it's time for the democrats to

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Todd Tiahrt: scrap their current plan, stop the backroom dealing, and start