House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 2:40:20 to 2:41:50
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Peter Hoekstra: at my age, you learn to take what you can when you can get it.

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Speech By: Fortney Pete Stark

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Fortney Pete Stark: the bill is not the bill that on our own. that's the legislative process. but compromise -- the compromise before us today is the right thing to do for the american people. the bill guarantees health coverage to 96% of americans, it's fully paid for. people who like their coverage indeed can keep it. it refor

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Fortney Pete Stark: regulations and requires shared responsibility by individuals, businesses, and government. it ensures that health care is middle-income families and fill drug doughnut hole and provides free preventive services. it has think support of doctor nurses, senior citizens, childrens, people

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Fortney Pete Stark: with disabilities, farmers, small business owners, organizations that represent virtually every segment. in my district, like every district, republican and democrat, i've got 67,000 unsured people who will be helped. 800 pre-existing -- 8,000 people with pre-existing

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Fortney Pete Stark: conditions, 14,000 businesses will get tax credits. 8,300 seniors will have the doughnut hole filled and every district in the country has similar numbers. i defy you to go home and tell those people you voted to deny them quality, affordable health care.

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Fortney Pete Stark: i'm proud to have helped author