Health Care Reform Legislation Markup, Day 1, Part 2

Jun 17, 2009

Senate Committee Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Committee members resumed debate on various revisions and amendments to health care reform legislation. Among the issues addressed were the estimated $1 trillion cost of the proposal, provisions to require all Americans to get medical insurance, and potential taxes on health benefits. This is a continuation of the mark-up hearing. See .. Read More
Committee members resumed debate on various revisions and amendments to health care reform legislation. Among the issues addressed were the estimated $1 trillion cost of the proposal, provisions to require all Americans to get medical insurance, and potential taxes on health benefits. This is a continuation of the mark-up hearing. See 287096-1.

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00:00:11 Unidentified Speaker LEAVING THIS RECORDED PROGRAM FOR LIVE COVERAGE FROM CAPITOL HILL. THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE IS ...
00:00:38 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator I WAS LOOKING AT THE MICS IN THE ROOM. WE'RE GATHERING IN THE SENATE CAUCUS ROOM, AND THIS WILL BE...
00:03:51 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator THE LITTLE PLAID BOOK.
00:03:53 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THE LITTLE PLAID BOOK. I'LL SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES ANOTHER TIME.
00:03:59 Alexander, LamarU.S. Senator THIS IS A ROOM WHERE TWO PREDECESSORS IN MY SEAT ASKED TWO VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. HE ASKED DID...
00:24:53 Reed, John "Jack" F.U.S. Senator FIRST, LET ME ECHO THE COMMENTS FROM ALL OF OURCOLLEAGUES WHO SAY SENATOR KENNEDY'S LEADERSHIP AND...
00:30:23 Isakson, JohnnyU.S. Senator I DON'T WANT TO BE REPETTIVE EXCEPT WE EXPRESSED OUR REGRET TO EXPRESS HE'S NOT YEAR. IN MANY 11 YORES...
00:39:28 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS IN THE SENATE AND ON THE COMMITTEE I WORKED WITH...
00:39:50 Sanders, BernardU.S. Senator LIKE EVERYONE ELSE ON THIS COMMITTEE, WE WISH SENATOR KENNEDY THE VERY BEST AND WE MISS HIM. AND...
00:54:49 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU, SENATOR, VERY MUCH. SENATOR McCAIN, JOHN, WELCOME TO OUR COMMITTEE BY THE WAY. ENJOYED...
00:55:00 McCain, John S. IIIU.S. Senator THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE PATIENCE DURING THIS VERY LONG...
01:00:27 Brown, SherrodU.S. Senator I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. WE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS AND HEARINGS AND WALK THROUGHS AND THIS IS THE...
01:13:21 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU, SENATOR. APPRECIATE IT. SENATOR HATCH, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE, I WAS THINKING...
01:14:19 Hatch, OrrinU.S. Senator WELL, THANK YOU SENATOR DODD. I'M DELIGHTED TO BE PART OF IT. I'M DELIGHTED TO KNOW YOU AS WELL AS...
01:33:17 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator FOR 25 YEARS.
01:33:20 Hatch, OrrinU.S. Senator YOU'RE A LUCKY GUY.
01:33:21 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator I KEEP TELLING MYSELF THAT EVERY DAY.
01:33:22 Hatch, OrrinU.S. Senator I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
01:33:23 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU, OR RIN.
01:33:26 Hatch, OrrinU.S. Senator THANK YOU.
01:33:27 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator SENATOR CASEY. BOB, IT'S A PLEASURE. WE SERVED TOGETHER ON THE BANKING COMMITTEE BEFORE. NOW YOU...
01:33:38 Casey, Robert "Bob" Jr.U.S. Senator THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AS WE HEARD FROM SO MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES...
01:47:07 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU. A LOT OF REASONS, I MENTIONED SENATOR HATCH AND I DOING CHILD CARE YEARS AND YEARS AGO....
01:48:10 Murkowski, LisaU.S. Senator WELL, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT ISSUE AND SO MANY, AND YOUR ...
02:10:46 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR. YOUR POINT ABOUT HOW THE ENERGY COMMITTEE PROCEEDED IS, IT'S CERTAINLY...
02:14:04 Hagan, Kay R.U.S. Senator THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUEMENT I KNOW KNOW YOU...
02:21:19 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR HAGAN. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. OUR IN-HOUSE PHYSICIAN HERE, THE ONLY...
02:21:50 Coburn, Tom A. M.D.U.S. Senator THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS OUR THOUGHTS AAS WE GO INTO THIS MARK...
02:45:14 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU VERY, VERY P MUCH, SENATOR.
02:45:16 Merkley, JeffU.S. Senator THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. IT IS A REAL HONOR TO BE HERE IN THIS MARBLE HALL ADDRESSING THE ...
02:59:02 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator SENATOR, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. SENATOR ROBERTS.
02:59:11 Roberts, PatU.S. Senator THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THINK I'M GOING TO NOMINATE YOU AND SENATOR ENZI AND SENATOR HARKIN FOR...
03:00:41 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator DEPENDS WHICH OF MY COLLEAGUES IS TALKING.
03:00:44 Roberts, PatU.S. Senator YEAH. THE OTHER THING IS TO GET YOURSELF A REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK, WHICH SCARES REPORTERS AND SCARES...
03:01:33 Roberts, PatU.S. Senator MOREOVER, I THINK THIS BILL COSTS TOO MUCH FOR NOT ENOUGH RESULTS. I THINK APPARENTLY THE CBO HAS,...
03:17:07 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR. AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE AMENDMENTS AS WELL. I'M SURE THE STAFF WILL...
03:17:41 Whitehouse, SheldonU.S. Senator MR. CHAIRMAN, IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE, EVEN TEMPORARILY, ON THIS COMMITTEE AS IT TAKES ON ONE OF THE...
03:24:33 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator THANK YOU, SENATOR, VERY MUCH. GREAT CLOSING REMARKS FOR TODAY. AND THIS DISCUSSION. I WANT TO THANK...
03:29:53 Enzi, Michael B.U.S. Senator I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE FLEXIBILITY THAT YOU'VE...
03:30:56 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator I'D URGE BY THE WAY, AND OUR STAFFS, THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO DO THIS. WE NEED TO GO OVER THESE AMENDMENTS,...
03:31:48 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator YES.
03:31:51 Mikulski, Barbara A.U.S. Senator I WANT TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID BEFORE LUNCHEON. ABOUT, FIRST OF ALL, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MANY OF THE...
03:33:02 Dodd, Christopher J.U.S. Senator ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT I THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMITTEE WILL STAND ADJOURNED.

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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