House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 8:01:40 to 8:07:55
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Speech By: John D. Dingell

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John D. Dingell: michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for five minutes. mr. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm here tonight to urge my colleagues to vote against the republican substitute and for the bill reported by three

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John D. Dingell: committees after long and hard work. i want to tell the house, all members, how proud i am of discussion that has taken place today. and i want to commend the three committees and their chairman, including my good friend, the chairman of our committee, mr. waxman, for the work you have

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John D. Dingell: done. and madam speaker, we thank you for the e you have done in bringing us to the point where we are tonight. thank you. i won't begin spending much time on the bill ofred by my republican colleagues. it is no substitute for h.r.

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John D. Dingell: 3962. according to the "new york times," and i sufficiently disposes of the matter, the republican amendment does almost nothing to reduce the high number of americans who have no insurance and it makes only a token stab at slowing the

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John D. Dingell: relentlessly rising costs of medical care. interestingly enough, under th republican amendment, individuals would pay up to $2,821 more and families would pay $8,188 more under the republican plan when compared with h.r. 3962.

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John D. Dingell: it's not in the public interest that we should do that. having said that, this is historic legislation. it addresses two of the most terrifying proems we have in this count the first is what was the problem when my dad introduced the first legislation in

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John D. Dingell: that there are now some 47 million care. this will give many of them adequate health care and a decent choice of what they will have before possible price through an exchange which will make it possible for them to choose

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John D. Dingell: without having to worry about understanding the language of philadelphia lawyers and reading with a magnifying glass. the bill does something more. it takes care of an economic problem that will be visited on us in 2080, when the cost health care will equal the gross

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John D. Dingell: domestic product of the united states. that will bring us a fine economic mess if we permit that to happen. health care and g.d.p. costs will be equal. now, the bill carries out the president's suggestion.

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John D. Dingell: it offers everyone, regardless of income, age, health status, peace of mind that comes from knowing that they will have real access to affordable health it does away with pre-existing co offere

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John D. Dingell: minority does not. and sees to it when you go to bed at night, you wake up knowing in the morning that you are going to have health insurance. your employer and it can't have been canceled by your insurance. there is a practice on which we just had hearings that is

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John D. Dingell: engaged by insurance companies called recision, they can cancel your policy by the simple device of rescinding your policy because they will say you had pre-existing conditions and they can do it while you are being rolled into the emergency room.

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John D. Dingell: the bill is going to give choice and honest competion. it's going to bring security to our seniors and it's going to duce out-of-control health america's businesses. it cost $4 less to

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John D. Dingell: canada than in michigan. why? because the canadians have a ogram of national health insurance which assures that the manufacturer can compete and outcompete americans because he doesn't carry that economic today may be a tough vote, but

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John D. Dingell: it was in 1935 when we passed social security. i hear my colleagues tell us that the economy, jobs and the financial sy were needed. true. that was t we passed the social security act. i hear my republican colleagues

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John D. Dingell: say this is going to permit a government bureaucrat to stand between the insured and the doctor and eac in point of fact, it's going to stand between -- it's going to permit the government to stand between the insurance bureaucrats and the insured and it's going to stand between h and the doctor.

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John D. Dingell: so that the doctor can provide the care he wants. the spea gentleman's time has expired. mr. dingell: i ask unanimous consent to revis