Senate Proceeding 11-03-09 on Nov 3rd, 2009 :: 4:27:00 to 4:29:40
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4:27:00 to 4:27:20( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: the costs they are not going to have to worry about anymore. mr. cardin: not only are we going to be able to help them with the doughnut hole and prescription drugs, we're going to be able to help them by providing them with better preventative services so they have lower co-payments and deductibles. we're providing a stronger system. the interesting thing, i think

4:27:00 to 4:29:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Benjamin L. Cardin

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Benjamin L. Cardin: we all have a common interest here. if you're a family who currently has health insurance, if you're a small business owner covering your employees, if you're covered under the medicare system today, you all have an interest to make sure that we pass the health insurance reform that is being debated now in the united states congress. for those who have insurance, it will make your coverage more

4:27:42 to 4:28:02( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: affordable in the future. it will eliminate this hidden tax and will enact significant health insurance reforms to protect you against the arbitrary practices of private insurance companies. if you're small business owner, it will give you more competition, more reliable premiums without being increased

4:28:03 to 4:28:23( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: radically on a yearly basis, give you competition so that you can get the same benefits that a large company can get with larger pull. if you're in the medicare system, it takes some of the costs out of the medicare system that you're currently subsidizing for people who are uninsured and firms up our health care system, which is good for medicare in the future as far as keeping it safe and

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Benjamin L. Cardin: sound and allowing us to expand benefits such as the prescription drug getting rid of that doughnut hole. so we all are in this together, but the only option that really we cannot afford to have is the status quo. the letters that we have read on the floor showing people who are literally being forced out of their current coverage, who are

4:28:47 to 4:29:07( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: being discriminated against by insurance companies when pre-existing conditions don't even exist, they're depending upon us to act. i see the assistant majority leader here. i mentioned that because senator durbin has been one of the real leaders of ting on some of the tough interests in our country, taking on tobacco companies and dealing with tobacco and children, taking on the

4:29:08 to 4:29:29( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: prescription drugs to make sure that we have affordable drugs here in america. so i thank him because i know he has been one of the real leaders on this issue in the united states senate. i thank you for your leadership. i know that all of us will do everything we can to help middle-income families. we worked hard to strengthen medicare over the years, fought

4:29:30 to 4:29:40( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: the efforts by those who wanted to privatize medicare, who wanted to weaken medicare, and we're committed to making sure that these programs are strengthened, are continued, and that's why we're so passionate