House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 2:27:05 to 2:27:50
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Jerrold Nadler: the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. nadler: i have spent much of my adult life fighting for universal health coverage. this historic bill goes towards achieving those goals. we see millions of people without adequate or no coverage. families go to sleep at night knowing they are one serious illness away from bankruptcy and

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Speech By: Jerrold Nadler

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Jerrold Nadler: people who are unemployed or worse going without insurance at all. i would have preferred a single-payer system, i'm happy to support a bill that contains the public insurance option that will provide competion to the private insurance companies and drive down rates and this bill will end discrimination against people with pre-existing health

2:27:33 to 2:27:50( Edit History Discussion )

Jerrold Nadler: conditions and end the practice of dropping people when they're sick and ending the doughnut hole and extending t trust fund. the status quo is not an option. we have the opportunity to get universal health care in this country to implement the pub