House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 2:42:20 to 2:44:00
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John Linder: mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time, i yield two minutes to the distinguished member of the ways and means committee, dr. lenter. -- dr. linder. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle is recognize. mr. linder: we have been listening add nauseam for month

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Speech By: John Linder

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John Linder: -- ad nauseam for months about the democrats saying, anybody who doesn't support health care reform is because they're supporting their pharmaceutica friends and the insurance industry. guess who contributes to campaigns. lawy together. and to whom do they give their money?

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John Linder: surprise, surprise, 96% of to the democrats. in this year. and is that why they're left out of the health care reform bill? everyone who looked at this issue for years said, start with tort reform. start with tort reform. the three most recent studies, all this year, said at

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John Linder: americans are spending $200 billion a year on tests and unnecessary procedure, defensive medicine, because if they're not done, the doctor can be sued. that's $2 trillion over 10 years.

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John Linder: . there is a mention in this bill that if your state has alread reduced jury awards and got control over tort reform, you will be punished. ladies and gentlemen, this is