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JOINING US NOW IS CONGRESSMAN GENE GREEN OF TEXAS, A MEMBER OF THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE.... |
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WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE BILL? |
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WE HAVE HAD MARKED UP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, STARTING LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK. BECAUSE THE WAS A MEETING... |
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WOULD BE EASIER OR HARDER TO GET THINGS DONE IF YOU DO NOT MEET THE PRE-AUGUST DEADLINE? |
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I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS SO MUCH. IF WE HAVE A BILL THAT AND COME OUT OF COMMITTEE, I WOULD LOVE ... |
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DOES THE PUBLIC OPTION HAVE TO BE PART OF IT? |
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I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE. I WAS A STATE LEGISLATURE -- WE TRIED TO COVER THE UNINSURED WITH SOME... |
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AT THE PRESIDENT WILL HAVE A PRIME TIME CONFERENCE -- WHAT DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO SAY?... |
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I WANT TO HEAR THE PRESIDENCY WITH A SAY IN TEXAS ALL TIME, GET 'ER DONE. I WANT BOTH COST CONTAINMENT,... |
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CONGRESSMAN GENE GREEN, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE CALL LYNN. -- CALL IN. LET'S TAKE OUR FIRST... |
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WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR CALL BECAUSE THAT IS MY PROBLEM. I'M A NATIVE BORN TEXAN, BORN IN THE SAME... |
| 00:08:47 |
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WE HAVE THE C-SPAN 6 BUS FROM PHILADELPHIA, JOINED BY BRITAIN ANGEL -- CIVIS BUS. WHAT GRADE. IN?... |
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NOT AT ALL. IN FACT, THIS BILL SHOULDN'T TOUCH MEDICARE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. SINCE 1965, MEDICARE... |
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DEMOCRATIC LINE, LEN FROM PRINCETON. CALLER: I AM A RETIRED MATHEMATICIAN AND I HAVE BEEN A STRONG... |
| 00:10:11 |
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I AM A CO-SPONSOR OF JOHN DINGELL POSSIBLE FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL. IF WE COULD GET THAT IN THE HOUSE... |
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DID I LOSE HIM? I DON'T REALLY CARE MUCH ABOUT THE STOCKHOLDERS IN THE INSURANCE COMPANIES OR THE... |
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I WANT TO GET YOUR REACTION TO AN ACCORD -- EDITORIAL IN TODAY'S OPEN "THE WASHINGTON POST," THE CAN'T... |
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OF THIS BILL IS PAID FOR. IT IS OVER $1 TRILLION AND WE PAID FOR BY SAVINGS IN THE CURRENT MEDICAL... |
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BOB ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE FROM CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I THINK THERE IS... |
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MEDICARE HAS LITERALLY BEEN A GODSEND FOR SENIOR CITIZENS OVER 65. IT IS THE MOST EFFICIENT BECAUSE... |
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JOINING US FROM THE C-SPAN BUS IN PHILADELPHIA IS JULIANNE. HOW WERE YOU? |
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FINE. |
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WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN? |
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IS GREAT. |
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DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? |
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MY QUESTION IS, IF WE PUT EVERYONE IN INSURANCE WOULD WE HAVE ENOUGH DOCTORS? |
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OF THE MY PROBLEM IS WE HAVE -- WHEAT -- OUR PROBLEM IS NOW, WE NEED MORE PRIMARY DOCTORS. JULIET... |
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MALI ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE FROM CALIFORNIA. -- MOLLY. CALLER: -- I AM SO CONFUSED BY THESE CALLS... |
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WELL, FOR ONE THING, THAT IS NOT IN THAT BILL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE READING. IF THE BILL DID... |
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WESTPORT, TOOK A -- KENTUCKY. BRUCE. CALLER: EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING THINGS,... |
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WELL, THERE ARE REASONS TO HAVE GOVERNMENT. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD RATHER HAVE PRIVATE... |
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CARL ON INDEPENDENT LINE FROM THE TWIN LAKES, WISCONSIN. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I HAVE A... |
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LET ME ADDRESS THAT. AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS I'M PART OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE PLAN AND IT... |
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ON SITE, -- SKYPE, WILL HANCOCK. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I READ RECENTLY IN MAN HAS MANY OF HIS ORGANS... |
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IT DOES NOT HAVEN'T ANYTHING ON STEM CELL RESEARCH, BUT I'M A BIT -- BIG SUPPORTER OF ITS STEM CELL.... |
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AN E-MAIL WHO WRITES -- AS SIDE -- |
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WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF HAVING A NICE CAR OR HOME IS LIFE THREATENING I KNOW IF I DON'T HAVE HEALTH... |
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OUR NEXT CALL FROM PENNSYLVANIA. GAIL IS ONLINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I HAVE A COMMENT AND A QUESTION... |
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LET ME GET YOUR FIRST QUESTION FIRST, MY JOB AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS IS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE PROFITS... |
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MALPRACTICE REFORM. I PRACTICE LAW IN TEXAS AND MOST MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES ARE BROUGHT IN STATE... |
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BACK TO SKYPE -- MATTIE, ARE YOU THERE? WHAT GRADE IN SCHOOL YOU GO TO? |
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GOING INTO NINTH GRADE ON LAKE FOREST. |
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WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? |
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MY QUESTION IS, HOW FAR INTO THE FUTURE WHAT TAXPAYERS BE PAYING FOR THIS BILL? |
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THAT IS LIKE ASKING HOW LONG IN THE FUTURE WE WILL PAY FOR THE ARMY AND MILITARY AND PROTECTION OF... |
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WE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.