House Proceeding 11-03-09 on Nov 3rd, 2009 :: 2:10:05 to 2:11:15
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Stephen Cohen: and deficit. time. what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> to address the h minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, m speaker, as we are up here discussing this there are folks from the democratic caucus trying to better understand and get the support -- understand the

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Speech By: Stephen Cohen

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Stephen Cohen: support that exists for this bill. thisill is not speaker pelosi's bill or the democrats' bill. mr. speaker, this is america's bill. we are the only industrialized nation in the world that doesn't have a plan to take care of health care for its citizens. america's catching up to the 21st century where other countries have been in the 20th. in my community our emergency

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Stephen Cohen: room and our public hospital is about to close because they are so far in debt because they have so many people that don't have insurance that can't afford to pay but they take them in. they can't afford to pay it with the property taxes that are are rising. this bill will help keep emergency rooms and trauma centers opened. it will say people with

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Stephen Cohen: pre-existing conditions insurance. there won't be a limit on the amount of money you can have they'll y to the insurance companies they don't make the rules. the people make the rules. and will have insurance that's