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WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THIS EVENT FROM YESTERDAY, TO GO LIVE NOW TO A HEALTH CARE TOWN HALL MEETING... |
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-- SO I ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE, EGOR WHO IS OUT HERE SOMEWHERE, HELPED DO A LITTLE BIT OF THE RESEARCH... |
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-- BOLDLY AND AMBITIOUSLY THAT HE WANTED A 50-STATE STRATEGY. WELL, HE DIDN'T GET ALL 50 STATES,... |
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YOU KNOW, IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN DECEMBER 2003, GOVERNOR DEAN... |
| 00:03:49 |
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I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW REFRESHING IT WAS TO WORK WITH GOVERNOR DEAN. HE'S CONSTANTLY FULL OF ENERGY,... |
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THANK YOU. |
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THANK YOU. |
| 00:05:32 |
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DO YOU WANT TO START WITH SOME OPENING REMARKS. |
| 00:05:35 |
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SURE. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. LET ME JUST SAY A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, THE PEOPLE... |
| 00:06:30 |
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PEOPLE SAY CAN'T THERE BE A COMPROMISE. WE HAVE ALREADY COMPROMISED. THE PUBLIC OPTION IS THE COMPROMISE... |
| 00:07:54 |
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SO GOVERNOR DEAN, I WORK WITH THE TEACHERS UNION, AND WE HAVE MEMBERS ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY,... |
| 00:08:43 |
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YOU HAVE TO CONTROL COSTS. WE NEED TO CONTROL COSTS WITHOUT RATIONING, WHICH IS A NO-BRAINER, BECAUSE... |
| 00:10:23 |
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SO IN PLAIN ENGLISH, IT WOULD BE LIKE THE CURRENT SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. |
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THE CURRENT SYSTEM WILL NOT CONTROL COSTS EVER. MEDICARE DOES A MUCH BETTER JOB OF CONTROLLING COST,... |
| 00:11:23 |
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DR. DEAN, I HAVE A QUESTION FROM BOBBY, AT I AM REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY ANGRY.COM. ARE YOU... |
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I ACTUALLY AM GOING TO GIVE A SERIOUS ANSWER TO THAT. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS... |
| 00:16:01 |
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WHEN I ASKED FOLKS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHAT QUESTIONS I SHOULD ASK YOU GOVERNOR... |
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WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC OPTION HERE, BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE... |
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WHEN WE ARE WORKING ON THE HEALTH CARE ISSUE IN THE EARLY 1990'S, IN THE CLINTON WHITE HOUSE, I REMEMBER... |
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I KNOW THE POLITICS HAS CHANGED A LOT. IT'S ENORMOUS. WE'RE WINNING THIS DEBATE AND THE REASON YOU... |
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I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION FROM THE SINGLE PAYER PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE A LOT OF SINGLE PAYER FOLKS WHO... |
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I HAD A FEELING THAT WOULD GET, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK... |
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I DO I IT IS A MISTAKE. I THINK IT WAS A HANGOVER FROM THE OLD DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WHAT HAPPENED WAS... |
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I WONDER IF JUDY JUST WROTE THAT ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE? MIKE LUX HAS A QUESTION, HOW CAN WE INVOLVE... |
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I'LL TELLING YOU ABOUT THE POLLING ON THIS WHICH IS VERY INTERESTING. FIRST OF ALL, THE AMERICAN ... |
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I WANT TO ASK A FOLLOWUP QUESTION TO THAT. I WAS IN OREGON RECENTLY, AND DID A PANEL THERE WITH SOME... |
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INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, ANOTHER AREA WHERE THE BLUE DOGS MADE THE BILL BETTER IN THE HOUSE. THEY SAID... |
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AND THE 3rd IS -- THIRD IS WE ALL HAVE TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM ON PRIMARY CARE. DOCTORS CONSEQUENCE... |
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WELL, NOTHING BRINGS ALONG A BUNCH OF DOCTORS THAN HELPING THEM PAY BACK THEIR DEBT. SOME WAY TO INVOLVE... |
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TWO WAYS TO FRAME IT. THE FIRST IS, WHO GETS TO CHOOSE, DO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GET TO CHOOSE WHAT... |
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SO ONE OF THE LEAST TALKED ABOUT ISSUES IN THIS WHOLE DEBATE AND YET, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AT... |
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WELL, LET ME SAY FROM THE OUTSET, BEFORE I ANSWER THE QUESTION, THAT WHEN I WAS WRITING THE BOOK,... |
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I WAS EMAILED A QUESTION FROM GAIL, WHO IS IN D.C. HER SISTER'S LEUKEMIA IS NOW IN RECESSION, LARGELY... |
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THIS IS A COMPLEX ANSWER FOR THIS. WHICH ALSO MAY NOT BE AS POPULAR AMONG SOME QUARTERS HERE AS IT... |
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AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE SOME THINGS IN THIS REGARD, AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAS DONE SOME THINGS... |
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QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE FROM BRUCE FROM ROCHESTER HILLS, AND HE ASKS, WHETHER YOU THINK THAT PRESIDENT... |
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WELL, ACTUALLY, I THINK HE'S DOING THE RIGHT THING, I'LL TELL YOU WHY. AS LONG AS HE UNDERSTANDS THAT... |
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-- BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS HE NEEDS TO LET THE REPUBLICANS PEOPLE FOR THEMSELVES. I THINK WHAT... |
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I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT CO-OPS, YOU'RE FROM A RURAL STAYS, THERE'S SOME CENTERS SAYING WE SHOULD TRY... |
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FIRST OF ALL, THE AUTHOR OF THE CO-OPS IS A GUY NAMED KENT CONRAD, WHO IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE... |
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HEY, MEL, COULD WE GET THE NEXT QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE PLEASE? AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, JILL... |
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AND ALSO I HAVE TO SAY, JILL MILLERMILLER WRITES LIKE SHE TALKS.COM. |
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IT'S A GREAT ISSUE THAT'S VERY CLOSE TO ME. WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN LEGISLATOR IN 1983, I INTRODUCED... |
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WE HAVE A TWITTER QUESTION FROM EVERYDAY CITIZEN. WHAT ARE THE POINTS TO STRESS ABOUT THE PUBLIC OPTION,... |
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I'M GLAD THAT YOU ASKED IT. I ANSWERED THIS QUESTION ONCE AND I'LL DO IT TWICE AND WE'LL PROBABLY... |
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WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FROM THE AWE QUEENS. -- AUDIENCE. JANUARY IS -- ASKS, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS... |
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THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING QUESTION. MY FIRST RESPONSE IS, NO, IT WON'T JUST BRING IN HIGH RISK PEOPLE.... |
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I HAVE A QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT I WANT TO EXPAND ON JUST A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS, ABOUT EXEMPTING... |
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IT'S SLIGHTLY REVISED. [APPLAUSE] |
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IF I WERE GOING TO DO THIS, I ACTUALLY ARGUE IN THE BOOK THAT WE REALLY DON'T NEED A MANDATE AND I... |
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BUT IF I COULD DO THIS ANY WAY I WANTED TO, THIS IS A FLIER, I'M NOT LOBBYING FOR THIS. ALL I CARE... |
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AND THIRD OF ALL, IF YOU GIVE THEM A VOUCHER THEY'LL SELL IT ON eBAY AND TAKE THE MONEY AND BY A HARLEY.... |
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FOURTHLY, THEY NEVER THINK ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM. AND GIVING FREE -- I'M GENERALLY ... |
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FIFTHLY, THIS IS THE HARDEST GROUP TO SIGN UP FOR ANYTHING. THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, THEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL,... |
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IF IT WERE UP TO ME I WOULDN'T HAVE AN MANDATE. I WOULD INSURE ANYBODY UNDER FREE. WE DID IT IN VERMONT... |
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SO WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE END AND TONYA AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT ACTION STEPS. YOU'VE TALKED... |
| 01:03:09 |
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MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DO AND WHY YOU'RE HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD BE REMISS... |
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NOT PROMOTING THEIR WEBSITE CALLED STAND WITH DR. DEAN.COM. YOU OUGHT TO GO ON IT. [LAUGHTER] |
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YOU OUGHT TO -- THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF ACTION STEPS THAT YOU CAN TAKE. AND I, OF COURSE, WILL TAKE... |
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I WOULD EMAIL EVERYBODY ON BILL PRESS' LIST OR THE DFA -- THE STAND WITH DR. DEAN LIST MULTIPLE TIMES.... |
| 01:06:49 |
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SO THAT'S WHY THIS MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. I THINK WE CAN BE POLITE BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE FIRM.... |
| 01:07:27 |
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THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] |
| 01:07:40 |
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AND TO FOLLOW UP, THOUGH, AGAIN -- I THOUGHT WE SHOULD QUIT WHILE I WAS AHEAD ON THAT. [LAUGHTER] |
| 01:07:46 |
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WELL, WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION HERE AT THE CONFERENCE. ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA IS DOING PHONE BANKS... |
| 01:08:14 |
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I DON'T EVEN WHAT'S ON MY SCHEDULE. I'M SCHEDULED TO CANVASS WITH SISU TOMORROW IN PITTSBURGH. [APPLAUSE]... |
| 01:08:22 |
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WELL, I REALLY WOULDN'T BE A GOOD ORGANIZER IF I DIDN'T MENTION THERE ARE 2,000 PEOPLE HERE. WE ALL... |
| 01:08:36 |
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THANK YOU. IT'S MY PLEASURE. THANKS VERY MUCH. THANKS, MIKE. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] |
| 01:08:51 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] |
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GOOD MORNING. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
