Senate Proceeding on Oct 28th, 2009 :: 9:38:35 to 9:40:35
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9:38:30 to 9:38:50( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Udall: reform bill is proposing. mr. udall: well, i -- senator durbin, to talk a little bit about that situation, i think it's -- it's important to understand we have so many people out there who are uninsured, absolutely uninsured.

9:38:35 to 9:40:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Tom Udall

9:38:51 to 9:39:11( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Udall: and as you have times you lose your job and you lose your ins what this reform is all about. we are not going to have that connection any longer. we're going to say to americans, you are going to have your health care coverage, and if you go from job to job, you're going

9:39:12 to 9:39:33( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Udall: to be able to continue your health care coverage. if you're unemployed, you're going to be able to continue your health care coverage. and -- and that's a big new step for us, to take -- to take people who didn't have insurance, who were subject to the vagaries out there of

9:39:34 to 9:39:55( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Udall: existence and point away where they're going to get insurance, they're going to get help for their families. that we're at the right place, the right time. things have aligned. we've got president obama, we've got a democratic senate, we've got a democratic house, and we

9:39:56 to 9:40:16( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Udall: need to get this done in this time period we're in. we're nowhere -- we know we're going to be opposed. our friends on the other side, they're going to do the same thing that -- that you mentioned on unemployment benefits, they're going to stand up and use every trick in the book. they're going to use all these filibuster rules, they're going to make us file everything, but we're going to have to stay here

9:40:17 to 9:40:35( Edit History Discussion )

Tom Udall: long nights, we're going to have to stay through to the end so that we can help the individuals like we've been talking about here have insurance, regardless what their personal circumstances are, regardless of things like preexisting condions and serious illnesses and getting dropped by insurance companies.