Senate Proceeding on Oct 1st, 2009 :: 3:23:35 to 3:27:30
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Daniel Inouye: the tradition of kindness and of collegiality that has always characterized this body when a state is experiencing particular distress and difficulty, and i thank the plfer for the recognition. and i yield the floor. -- and i thing the presiding officer for the recognition and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator hawai mr. inouye: mr. president, i listened to my leader with great

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Speech By: Daniel Inouye

3:23:41 to 3:24:02( Edit History Discussion )

Daniel Inouye: admiration, leaders to know that i support this action in support of the health reform measures before us. the leader touched upon two issues, two problems. one was that each day in the

3:24:03 to 3:24:24( Edit History Discussion )

Daniel Inouye: state of nevada 221 men, women, and children go to bed and the next morning find themselves without health insurance coverage. i believe it should be noted that as we speak, this evening over 15,000 men, women, and children in the united states

3:24:25 to 3:24:46( Edit History Discussion )

Daniel Inouye: will wake up in the morning finding that they have no insurance coverage. 15,000 a day. that means close to half a million every month. this is not acceptable, and i don't think that we should tolerate this and set this

3:24:47 to 3:25:08( Edit History Discussion )

Daniel Inouye: aside. mr. president, my leader, the from nevada, brought up the matter of the death panel. it is the responsibility of physicians throughout this land, when confronted with a terminal

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Daniel Inouye: case, to tell his patients of the conditions. he should also notify the patients that, as long as they want care and life-sustaining medicine, it will be done. but it is the patient's right, i

3:25:32 to 3:25:52( Edit History Discussion )

Daniel Inouye: believe, to suggest that he would like to rest. three years oh, we were married for 57 years. it wasn't an easy moment, believe me. but o

3:25:53 to 3:26:14( Edit History Discussion )

Daniel Inouye: never discussed this publicly before -- said, i've got something i'd like to discuss with you, very important. she looked at me and she said, "i'll be dead in 10 days." i said, now, you must be kidding?

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Daniel Inouye: she said, no, i've discussed this matter with the we all know it's terminal. this cancer is beyond control. and i don't wish to continue this agony. i hope you will support me. and she said, i will be okay for

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Daniel Inouye: a i will go into a coma. so during this seven days, i'd like to discuss with you certain things where my funeral services should be held -- and kept on these details. there was no death panel.

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Daniel Inouye: what the doctor did was to provide her with comfort. comfort of her emotions, her senses. she passed away happy. she knew that things were going to be done. i'm sorry to see -- and it hurts

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Daniel Inouye: me to see fellow americans distort a good aspect of health care and turn it into something murderous. they should be ashamed of