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-- TWO AND A HALF HOURS. |
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THAT DURING IS CALLED TO ORDER. THE SUB COMMITTEE IS MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE REVERSAL OF CONGRESS... |
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THE U.S. ECONOMY IS WEAKENING AND HEADING TOWARDS A RECESSION IT IS CRUCIAL MORE THAN EVER TO RECEIVE... |
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THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AS WE REVISIT THE AUTHORIZATION OF... |
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RECOGNIZE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, MR. DINGELL. |
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AND I COMMEND YOU FOR HAVING THIS HEARING. IT WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM A NUMBER OF... |
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THANK YOU CHAIRMAN DINGELL WE RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM TENNIS SCENE, MS. BLACKBURN. |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND I WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF OUR GOVERNORS WHO ARE HERE TO TALK WITH US ABOUT... |
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THANK YOU. I RECOGNIZE THAT THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. WAXMAN. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I WANT TO WELCOME THE GOVERNORS HERE AS WELL AND THINK MY COLLEAGUES TO LET... |
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THINK MR. WAXMAN, MR. BURGESS FROM TAXES. |
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IT IS AN IMPORTANT HEARING ENABLE SOME OF MY OPENING STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD. I WANT TO THANK ALL... |
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THANK YOU. NOW RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN FOR HOLDING TODAY'S HEARING ABOUT HEALTH CARE FOR UNINSURED CHILDREN IN OUR... |
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THANK YOU, RECOGNIZE THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE FULL COMMITTEE, MR. BARNETT. |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN PIERRE BUT WHAT TO WELCOME OUR GOVERNORS, ESPECIALLY GOVERNOR STRICKLAND AND... |
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WE HAD A BUDGET RECONCILIATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND A MAJOR REVIEW WITH MEDICAID, WE WORK WITH THE... |
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THANK YOU MR. BURTON. THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. KATZ. |
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THINK, CHAIRMAN ALONE AND NOT LOOKING VERY MUCH TO HEARING PARTICULAR PERSPECTIVES OF THE OUR ESTEEMED... |
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THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN FROM ARIZONA. |
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THINK MR. CHAIRMAN AND THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE EXAMINE THIS ISSUE.... |
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THANK YOU AND RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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THE MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND TO WHERE WITNESSES. BIS AND PRESTIGIOUS PANEL. I HAPPEN TO HAVE A DIFFERENT... |
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THE JAY BOWMAN FROM COLORADO. |
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I WANT TO ADD TO THE MANY PLOTS BEING HEAPED ON THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUE AND MY FORMER SEATMATE GOVERNOR... |
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THANK YOU. I RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS,. |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND WHAT TO WELCOME ALL THE GOVERNORS HERE TODAY. GOVERNORS STRICKLAND, YOU... |
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GUNDER THIS DIRECTIVE, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT STATES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO LET CHILDREN LOSE... |
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SO ORDERED. |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND TO THANK OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. FROM FROM ANOTHER... |
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THANK YOU. JAY BOWMAN FROM WASHINGTON, MR. HENSLEY. THANK YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME MY CURRENT... |
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THE WAY OUR RULES ARE, WITH THE FIVE MINUTE OPENING STATEMENTS THAT MAY BECOME PART OF THE HEARING... |
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THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERRON RANKING MEMBER AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE I AM HONORED... |
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THANK YOU GOVERNOR. NEXT IS GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. |
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I THINK YOUR MICROPHONE MAY ALSO --. |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, CONGRESSMAN DEAL, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, WILL TRY TO STAY WITHIN THE FIVE MINUTES... |
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THANK YOU GOVERNOR. MR. MARKEY HAS ASKED TO INTRODUCE THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS. |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN VERY MUCH. GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK OF MASSACHUSETTS HAS DEDICATED HIMSELF IN... |
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THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN ARCHAEAN THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR OF THE INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN... |
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THANK YOU GOVERNOR PATRICK. MR. DEAL WAS LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA. |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN I AM PLEASED TO HAVE MY GOVERNOR, GOVERNOR SONNY PERDUE AND OUR FIRST LADY... |
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THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIRMAN AND TO MY CONGRESSMAN, MR. DEAL AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,... |
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THANK YOU GOVERNOR. I WAS GOING TO LOOK AROUND FOR SOMEBODY FROM OHIO TO INTRODUCE YOU, BUT AFTER... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER DEAL AND ALL OF MY FORMER COLLEAGUES ON THIS GREAT SUBCOMMITTEE... |
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THANK YOU GOVERNOR STRICKLAND, THANK YOU DWELL OF THE. WERE NO GOING TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAREN Y AEGIS SAID IS THE IMPRESSION I HAVE HAD OF THE BILL THAT WAS PUT BEFORE THE... |
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I KNOW THE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING ESSENTIALLY CAPPING THE PROGRAMS SO THE STATES CAN'T... |
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WE AGAIN BELIEVE THAT THE IDEA OF COVERING CHILDREN UNDER TWO AND A% OF THE AUGUST 17 LETTER IS A... |
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THANK YOU. GOVERNOR STICKLAND YOU MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING THE FEDERAL SHARE OF MEDICAID... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND WE HAVE ALREADY, I HAVE ALREADY REDUCED STATE SPENDING BY $730 MILLION,... |
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THANK YOU. MY TIME HAS RUN OUT BUT I DON'T WANT TO PRECLUDE IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO COMMENT. GO... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. IT HAPPENS I BECAME GOVERNOR IN 2004, THE YEAR AFTER THE F WAS PLUS-UP THEN... |
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OKAY, THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE ON TO MR. DEAL. COKE, SORRY. MR. PARTON IS RECOGNIZED FOR QUESTIONS.... |
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THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. I'M A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED BUT I WILL BE HAPPY IF MR. DEAL WANTS TO -- MY... |
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MR. CHAIRMAN OBVIOUSLY IN MY STATE, WE DON'T TRY TO COVER ANYBODY ABOVE TO WONDER% OF POVERTY BECAUSE... |
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WE HAVE FORMULA -- ALL THE TIME AND I COULD SAY IF I WENT TO BE MEAN TO YOU THAT CONGRESSMAN PICKERING... |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM SORRY. |
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GO AHEAD. |
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I THINK YOU ASK A LEGITIMATE QUESTION. BUT I THINK THERE ARE JUST PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS. THERE... |
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WHAT IS THE REASON GOVERNOR? WHY CAN'T A STATE REACH 95% OR 90%? WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL REASON THAT... |
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I THINK THERE ARE MANY REASONS AND THEY MAY DIFFER FROM STATE TO STATE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE... |
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BUT YOU SAID YOU GOT 946 -- 96% COVERAGE SO WHY WOULD CMS NOT APPROVE MASSACHUSETTS? |
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YOU SHOULD TALK TO CMS ABOUT THAT. IF DENNIS'S HERE, I HOPE HE WILL BUT IT THE AUGUST 17TH GUIDANCE... |
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MAC MR. DINGELL. MR. DINGELL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. |
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THANK YOU, AND I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE GOVERNORS FOR THEIR VERY FINE STATEMENTS AND TELL THEM... |
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THAT IS A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT BUT I WOULD NOTE YEAR THAT YOUR CONCERNS, I THINK WERE MEANT BY THE... |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THEY HAVE RETYPE THIS WITH VIGOR TIED SO THAT I CAN READ IT... |
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YOUR COMPLAIN ABOUT TODAY, GOVERNOR, IS VERY LEGITIMATE BUT I AM TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE IN THE CHANGES... |
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IT CERTAINLY IS AN IMPROVEMENT AND WE BELIEVE OF THE END OF THE DAY WE COULD BE SHORT 27%. I'M GLAD... |
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GOVERNOR, THANK YOU, THESE QUESTIONS TO GOVERNOR STRICKLAND. GOVERNOR, YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT CMS... |
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MR. DINGELL, I THINK THOSE ACTIONS ARE OUTRAGEOUS. I HAVE HEARD FROM OUR HOSPITALS, I HAVE A SPECIALLY... |
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THOSE CONCERNS WERE SET FORTH IN THE LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 15 BY GOVERNOR SPITZER AND GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER... |
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THAT IS RIGHT MR. CHAIRMAN AND IF THAT IS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED, I ASK UNANIMOUS REFERRED TOO AND REPEATED... |
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I ASK THAT THOSE BE INSERTED IN THE RECORD. |
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SO ORDERED. |
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YOU KNOW HOW THIS PLACE WORKS. MY TIME IS EXPIRED. |
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MR. DL, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. |
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FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO ASK, BECAUSE THERE IS CONFUSION TO WHAT THE AUGUST 17th LETTER ACTUALLY... |
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SO ORDERED. |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE I ASK A QUESTION, LET ME SET THE STAGE FOR IT BECAUSE I THINK THAT ONE OF THE... |
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GOVERNOR PATRICK, IF YOU -- |
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CONGRESSMAN, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THE PREMISE AS THE STARTING PREMISE. IT IS JUST THAT THAT IS NOT... |
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AND ANDERSON AND GOVERNOR GREGG DELORA, AND IS THAT CLOSE, A PRETTY GOOD FOR GEORGIA, UNDERSTAND YOUR... |
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WELL, IT IS A CONCERN AS I INDICATED IN MY TESTIMONY CONGRESSMAN DEAL THAT UNDER A VASTLY EXPANDING... |
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RIDER. GOVERNOR STRICKLAND? |
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YES, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WOULD SAY THAT THE FORMULAS THAT MAY ENTER SOME STATES AND INTENTIONALLY... |
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I AGREE WITH THAT AND FROM A FUNDAMENTAL POINT OF VIEW, THE FUNDING IS THE SAME BASIS FOR DETERMINING... |
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THANK YOU, MR. DEAL AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT MY QUESTION TO GRAB THEIR GOVERNOR WARNER WE DIDN'T... |
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YES, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. AS A RESULT OF THE REQUIREMENTS PUT IN PLACE, WE HIRED... |
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THAT AGAIN IS THE PROBLEM. WASHINGTONIANS BELIEVE WE OUGHT TO PUT THE MONEY WHERE ITS GREATEST NEED... |
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SO IN YOUR CASE IT'S NOT EXERCISE THAT IS COSTING YOU MORE MONEY THAT YOU COULD SPEND DOING OUT REGION... |
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ABSOLUTELY AND AGAIN COMING IN THE REAUTHORIZATION, YOU TOOK CARE OF THIS IN A WAY THAT WE THINK --... |
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THIS PROCEDURE HAS HAD A NEGATIVE RESULT WITH THE COST TO MANY STATES THAT HAVE BEEN OVER BERGEN. ... |
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80,000 CHILDREN WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS, AND THAT'S -- BUT THERE ARE 6 MILLION PEOPLE IN... |
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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR CEILING THAT YOU HAVE IMPLEMENTED, I MEAN, I KNOW INFLATION HAS... |
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WE ARE VERY CAREFUL TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT EXTENDING COVERAGE TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS HAVE EMPLOYER... |
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LASTLY, FOR GOVERNOR STRICKLAND, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT CMS IS EXCEEDING YOUR AUTHORITY.... |
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THAT MINIMUM 20,000 CHILDREN WOULD BE EXCLUDED AND IF I CAN TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY THAT I HAVE TALKED... |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, I KNOW I HAVE TO YELL BACK THE PITCH TO ALL FOR BEING HERE AND TESTIFYING.... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND IN MY ABSENCE, I KNOW MANY OF THE MEMBERS TALK ABOUT THE AUGUST... |
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WELL, WHAT WE BELIEVE IS NECESSARY IS A SIGNIFICANT OUR REACH PROGRAM. WE WANT TO WORK THROUGH THE... |
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THAT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU WHY. THE SECOND SCHIP BILL THAT THE PRESIDENT VETOED,... |
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YES, AND THE STATEMENT MADE BY GOVERNOR PER DO IS TO THE POINT. IT IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM AND A LOT... |
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GOVERNOR BARBARA? |
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MAN, AND IN THE OPPOSITE POSITION IN THAT ONE OF MY PREDECESSORS AGGRESSIVELY WENT OUT TO SIGN UP... |
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SO YOU DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO OUR REACH IF WE CANNOT PAY FOR IT? |
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FOR SOME REASON, IN MY STUDY, ACCORDING TO THE CENTRIST PERREAULT BEST CENSUS BUREAU, OURS SIGNED... |
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IS NOT JUST TO REACH ENROLLMENT. IT IS THE MONEY. |
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IF WE HAD A GOOD FORMULA, WE WOULD BE DOING GOOD OUTRAGE. |
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LET'S ALLOW THE REST OF THE |
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PROCEED. IT IS YOUR TIME. |
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I WILL BE BRIEF BECAUSE I THINK THE POINT ABOUT THE FORMULA, NEED FOR A FORMULA REFORM AND ABOUT OUTRAGE... |
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THANK YOU. |
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GOVERNOR PER DO? |
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GEORGIA HAS BEEN AN AGGRESSIVE PURSUER OF THESE CHILDREN EVER SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED, AND WE ARE... |
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I CAN SAY YOU'RE SITTING AND LISTENING TO GOVERNOR BARBARA, YES CAUSED ME TO FEEL SYMPATHY FOR HIS... |
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MANY STATES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY. I THINK BUSH LOOK BAD. THEY GIVE VERY... |
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MR. AND SLEET WANTS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BUT WE PROMISED WOULD BE AT A FEAR BY NOON SO CAN WE TAKE... |
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BRIEFLY, WE HAVE HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION, BASICALLY DURING THE RESTRAINT OF THE... |
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WELL, CONGRESSMAN INSULATE, THERE ARE TO BASICS FOR THE LAWSUIT AND LET ME JUST SAY, WE DON'T LIGHTLY... |
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THANK YOU, THE JEWEL AND THINK TO GOVERNOR STRICKLAND FOR BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THE SOLUTION IN UPCOMING... |
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LET ME THINK ALL OF YOU ONCE AGAIN AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS HELPFUL IN TERMS OF OUR EFFORTS ON SCHIP,... |
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