Senate Proceeding 11-03-09 on Nov 3rd, 2009 :: 4:37:25 to 4:38:30
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Benjamin L. Cardin: going to do this is by taking them on, and i don't care how many pages it takes. mr. cardin: let me thank my colleague, senat klobuchar from minnesota, senator kaufman from delaware, durbin, the says is not majority leader from illinois, for their comments and for their passion on this issue. this is an issue we've got to get right for middle-income families in america.

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Speech By: Benjamin L. Cardin

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Benjamin L. Cardin: they're the ones hurting. they're the ones who just can't afford this current system. these are the ones every year falling further and further behind. these are the ones that are subject to the discriminatory practices of private insurance companies that we have a responsibility to protect. these are the ones paying the hidden tax for people who don't have health insurance, many of whom can afford health insurance but choose not to. and it' our responsibility to

4:38:04 to 4:38:25( Edit History Discussion )

Benjamin L. Cardin: act on behalf of middle-income families that n america, to make sure that -- families in america, to make sure that we have a health insurance system that's affordable and available to every person in this country. mr. president, what we're doing is to bring down the cost of health care, to make sure that we have affordable care for every person in -- every american, and to do it in a fiscly responsible way.

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Benjamin L. Cardin: and i just urge my colleagues to make sure we take advantage of this opportunity, let's make sure that we get health care