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I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME THE DISTINGUISHED CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBERS FROM THE COMMITTEE OF JURISDICTION,... |
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MR. McCAIN WENT OVER THERE. |
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WHEN? |
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A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. |
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MY STAFF APPARENTLY DID NOT KNOW THAT. FROM THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, I WELCOME MY FRIEND AND... |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR LADY. [INAUDIBLE] |
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THIS CRITICAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICA. THIS... |
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THEY ARE FORCED TO FEND OFF THE AGENCY SIMPLY BECAUSE THEIR CHILDREN HAVE CANCER. THIS ECONOMY SHOULD... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. RANGEL. MR. MILLER, LET'S HEAR FROM YOU. [INAUDIBLE] |
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I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUES,. [INAUDIBLE] |
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TIME AND AGAIN THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN STYMIED. THE TIME YOU SEE A. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THE ... |
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WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE, GEORGE. |
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THANK YOU. THE DISCUSSION FOR THIS LEGISLATION WAS FIRST RELEASED IN JULY 19, 2009. THE BILL WAS... |
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SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS THIS BILL WILL HELP THEM SAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THIS BILL WILL COVER... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MILLER. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER. THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN. THEY DO NOT WANT A TRILLION... |
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THANK YOU, MR. CAMP. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. RANKING MEMBER DRYER. |
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WE'RE GOING TO DO A MICROPHONE SWITCH, MADAM CHAIR. |
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ALL RIGHT. IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE WHEN YOU SPOKE A MINUTE AGO. |
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ALL RIGHT. |
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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US JOIN YOU TODAY AND OFFER OUR COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. BARTON, LET'S GO AHEAD WITH YOUR. |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, RANKING MEMBER DRYER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I THINK IT IS SYMBOLIC... |
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IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY FROM YOU BY THE WAY. |
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TO BE HONEST WITH YOU THERE MAY BE AN OPEN MIND IN THIS CROWD. I'M NOT SURE OF IT, BUT LET'S SEE. |
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WE ARE HOPING YOU RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, MADAM CHAIR WOMEN, ARE THAT OPEN MIND. |
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WITHOUT QUESTION. SMACK I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY HERE. ON HEALTH CARE BILL WHICH WE... |
| 00:26:49 |
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WE PLAN ON ALLOWING MORE DEBATE TIME THAN USUAL. FOR SOMEONE TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM WITH THE THREE... |
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WE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF REFORMS. WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE THERE WAS NO PREVENTATIVE... |
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EXCEPT FOR THE DOUGHNUT HOLE. |
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WE GET COVERAGE TO MILLIONS OF SENIORS AND IF YOU DO A POLL, SENIORS ARE HAPPY WITH HER COVERAGE.... |
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AS OF YESTERDAY, YOU DIDN'T KNOW THE PRICE TAG ON YOUR BILL. DO YOU HAVE THAT TODAY IS OUR MAYBE --... |
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WE HAVE CBO'S SCORN ON OUR BILL. OUR BILL DOES NOT RAISE THE DEFICIT THAT WE ACTUALLY LOWER THE DEFICIT... |
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WHAT DOES IT COST? |
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WELL, WE DO TWO THINGS. WE HAVE ALSO REFORM IN OUR BILL WHICH IS CORE SAVINGS ABOUT $54 BILLION. |
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THAT IS ONLY 1 PERCENT OF THE COST. |
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WE USE THAT, WE USE THOSE SAVINGS TO BE ABLE TO LOWER PREMIUMS. SO OUR BILL IS NOT -- |
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SO YOU LOWER PREMIUMS 1% BASICALLY. |
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WE LOWER THE MUCH MORE THAN THAT. WE KNOW THEM ABOUT 10% IF YOU'RE IN A SMALL BUSINESS MARKET WHICH... |
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I THINK OUR BILL SCORES A COST SAVINGS OF 68 BILLION SPENT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CONGRESSMAN CAMP... |
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USE THE 8 BILLION BEESWAX ACCORDING TO THE CEO. |
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AND WE SAY HOW MUCH OVER 10 YEARS? |
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THE NET REDUCTION IS OVER 60 IN OUR BILL. OVER 10 YEARS. |
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ABOUT 100 MILLION. [INAUDIBLE] |
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I WOULD FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT, IF SOMEONE IS MORE EASY TO WORK WITH AND BREAKING MEMBER OF THE WAYS... |
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COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC A LITTLE BIT MORE? THANK YOU. |
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WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT I FOUND IT VERY EASY TO WORK WITH DAVE CAMP, AND WE HAVE BOTH HOPED THAT... |
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I SEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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GUEST. |
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DO YOU HAVE A STATEMENT OR NOT? YOU DO. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT. |
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I AM JUST PINCHHITTING ON TWO MINUTES NOTICE. |
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WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THE STATEMENT AT A RECORD BECAUSE I SURELY DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU |
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WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
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BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS IF I COULD BE ON THAT. |
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IS THAT MICROPHONE ON? |
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IT IS NOT, MADAM. [INAUDIBLE] |
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IT DOESN'T SHOW MUCH OF A LIGHT AND. |
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IF I MIGHT, THE GENTLEMAN HAS JUST INDICATED HE IS HEREUNTO MINUTES NOTICE. |
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YES BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOUR YEAR. [LAUGHTER] |
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BUT IN NO WAY IS THIS MAN, MR. WAXMAN HAS PROVIDED SUCH LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND WE HAVE MISTERS RANGEL... |
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IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE -- |
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I JUST WONDER IF WE COULD ENLIGHTEN AS TO WHY MR. WAXMAN IS NOT YOUR? |
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I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. |
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BUT WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE |
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WE ARE. |
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BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO HEAR. |
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LET ME JUST SUMMARIZE VERY BRIEFLY AND SAY THAT, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY CERTAINLY FOR ME THIS IS THE MOST... |
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YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. I THINK A LOT OF US REMEMBER THE HEALTH CARE BILL OF RECENT MEMORY. I LEARNED... |
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WITH THE CHAIRWOMAN YIELD? |
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I WILL. |
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I KNOW THIS IS ON ANOTHER TOPIC, BUT IT IS CLEARLY RELATED. I KNOW YOU WORKED FOR ALMOST 12 OR 14... |
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THIRTEEN. |
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WHICH WAS FINALLY SIGNED INTO LAW. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU JUST IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I'VE HAD SO... |
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20%. |
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AND THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO SO MANY PEOPLE. I CANNOT STRESS IT ENOUGH. AND THIS IS BASICALLY TAKEN... |
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BUT IT WILL HELP YOU A LOT. [LAUGHTER] |
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IT WAS THE PRECURSOR FOR A LOT OF OVERTIME TO DO HERE ACROSS THE BOARD. |
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WE HAD LOTS OF HELP. |
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MADAM CHAIR, IF I MIGHT TRY TO OUT MYSELF ALSO. |
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PLEASE. |
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I AGREE ON YOUR POINT ON THE LIFETIME CAP. OUR BILL ALSO COVERS THAT ON POLICIES. SO IN THAT SENSE... |
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WITH CBO SCORES THEY CANNOT SCORE... |
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FOR RESEARCH OR YOU MEAN WITH REGARD TO THESE DISCRIMINATORY POLICY. |
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NO, JUST WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN YOUR PART OF THE HEALTH BILL TO ENSURE INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES... |
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I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS IN HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, EXIST IN TERMS OF INNOVATION.... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL, GENTLEMEN. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? [INAUDIBLE] |
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THE FACT THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE SUSCEPTIBLE, JUST GENETICALLY, AND HOW WE ADMIT WHAT WE DON'T... |
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ABSOLUTELY. |
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AND OF COURSE THE ONE THING THAT HAS ALWAYS CLAWED AT ME IS. [INAUDIBLE] |
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THE FORMER HEAD OF THE NIH SAID IN A MEETING WITH SOME OF YOU THERE, THAT 80 PERCENT OF THE PERSONS... |
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COULD I ASK A QUESTION? |
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SURE, YOU CAN. |
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WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO PUSH A ROW ON THE FLOOR FOR CONSIDERATION? |
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TOMORROW. |
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M? |
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I DO NOT KNOW IT EXACT TIME. WHATEVER MR. HOYER DECIDES THAT. BUT WE WILL BE READY. |
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MADAM CHAIR, -- [INAUDIBLE] |
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YES, IT IS. SEPARATELY FROM THIS BILL. DO YOU WANT TO TESTIFY ON THAT AS WELL? |
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I WOULD. |
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WE HAD TO FINISH THIS ONE FIRST AND THEN WE WILL SEND FOR YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO. OKAY. MR.... |
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THIS LEGISLATION FOLLOWS THE PRESIDENTS LEAD BY ENDING THE BUDGET THAT ASSUMES PHYSICIANS PAY RATES... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. KEMPE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REBUT THAT? |
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JUST TO SAY THAT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THE POSITION PROBLEM IS CRITICAL. BUT I ALSO THINK IT IS... |
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WE CAN'T. |
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I KNOW. THIS COMMITTEE -- |
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THAT'S ALWAYS THE RULE OF. |
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I THINK THAT BETWEEN $20,250,000,000,000 TO THE DEFICIT, CERTAINLY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS... |
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ARE YOU AWARE THAT PETER ORSZAG, I THINK YOU MENTIONED HIM, I WASN'T GOING TO BRING THIS UP, BUT SAID... |
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I HAVE TO SAY I BEEN WATCHING THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND WE END UP WITH THIS PROCESS WITH THE END OF... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
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WE DO NOT INCREASE THE DEFICIT. WE DID NOT DO A LONG-TERM FIX. WE DID SHORT-TERM FIXES BUT THEY WERE... |
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MR. BARTON? |
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I AGREE WITH SOME OF WHAT CHAIRMAN RANGEL AND MR. PALLONE DID. WE NEED TO FIX IS. I STRONGLY DISAGREE... |
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MADAM CHAIR? |
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MR. RANGEL. |
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I THOUGHT IT WOULD COME UP AS WE THE DEMOCRATS AND WE THE REPUBLICANS BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, DEMOCRATS... |
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LET'S WORK TOGETHER. |
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MR. PRYOR? |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. THE END OF LAST WEEK THIS BILL WAS INTRODUCED,... |
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YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE MICROPHONES? |
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NO, WE WOULD LET YOU TAKE YOUR ABOUT WIN. |
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WE'VE GOT MORE FINGERPRINTS ON THOSE MICROPHONES. THE MAC MANAGER, YOU'VE BEEN IN CHARGE FOR THREE... |
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WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD? WE HAVE NEVER TURNED DOWN A REQUEST FROM CNN, FROM C-SPAN, TO COME IN HERE.... |
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I'M HAPPY TO SAY . |
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LET ME FINISH MY STATEMENT. |
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AS A NOMAD IN CHAIR, THE RULES OF THE HOUSE PROHIBIT YOU FROM FORBIDDING A CAMERA CREW FROM COMING... |
| 01:02:02 |
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THAT'S QUITE ALRIGHT, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU WANT TO GET BACK TO HEALTH CARE. |
| 01:02:06 |
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MADAM CHAIR, AND I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND WHICH WE ARE . |
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YOU MAY TALK ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT. |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE THAT. LET ME SAY THAT WE WANT... |
| 01:03:13 |
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I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IN THE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT BILL, H.R. 3961, THAT LEGISLATION HAS NOT BEEN TO... |
| 01:03:36 |
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BASICALLY UP TO THOSE BEFORE US THAT ALL OF THAT CATEGORY BECAUSE AS WE KNOW THE OVER 2000 PAGE HEALTH... |
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WE HAD A MARKUP OVER A THOUSAND PAGE HEALTH CARE BILLS. |
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THAT'S NOT THE BILL WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY. |
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AND OUT THE 2000 PAGE BILL WHICH WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE OPEN COMMITTEE HEARINGS TO ALLOW... |
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THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. I WILL JUST SAY THAT, AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE... |
| 01:05:17 |
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I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT IN TERMS OF COMPENSATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT THEY STILL -- [INAUDIBLE]... |
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WHICH WAS ALWAYS THE INTENT I UNDERSTAND. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMMENT? |
| 01:05:46 |
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THE BILL SHOULD BE REPORTED OUT -- [INAUDIBLE] |
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THE COMMITTEE NEVER CONSIDERED A STAND-ALONE BILL. ANYONE UNDERSTANDS THE VERY DIFFERENT PROSPECT... |
| 01:06:03 |
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THAT'S WHY I'M ARGUING THAT WE HAVE TWO BILLS BEFORE A COMMA AND AGAIN, WE HAD A CHART 3200, AND THE... |
| 01:06:19 |
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I JUST WANT TO COMMENT THE WE'VE HAD COUNTLESS HEARINGS ON THE DOCTOR STICKS, ON EVERY ASPECT OF THIS... |
| 01:06:43 |
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YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS. WE'VE GONE... |
| 01:07:17 |
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WE HAD LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS ON THIS ISSUE. IT JUST WASN'T . |
| 01:07:22 |
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OF COURSE HE DID. WE'VE HAD LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS ON THE ISSUE OF HEALTH CARE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF... |
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I'D BE HAPPY TO. I'D BE DELIGHTED TO. THE HOUSE BILL INCREASES THE SOLVENCY OF MEDICARE TRUST FUND... |
| 01:09:07 |
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MADAM CHAIR, LET ME JUST SAY, YOU ARE MAKING A UNILATERAL DECISION HERE. |
| 01:09:12 |
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NOT AT ALL. |
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A UNILATERAL DECISION HERE IN MADAM CHAIR, THAT WE DON'T NEED IT. WHEN IN FACT, THIS IS A STOPGAP... |
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YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO IT. |
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OKAY MADAM CHAIR, LET ME READ TO YOU A LANGUAGE, IF I MAY. YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT'S IN THIS BILL. THE... |
| 01:10:34 |
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I HAVE THE SAME ANSWER. WHEN YOU INCREASE THE LIFE OF MEDICARE FIVE YEARS, OBVIOUSLY, NO TRIGGER IS... |
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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. |
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YOU'RE WELCOME. |
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I WANT TO THANK THE PANEL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK BOTH ON THE... |
| 01:14:44 |
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WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD BRIEFLY ON THAT? LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE CHALLENGES THAT THE DISTINGUISHED... |
| 01:15:07 |
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I DON'T THINK YOU DO ADDRESS PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND AGAIN THE CBO SAYS YOU LEAD ANY MILLIONS... |
| 01:15:24 |
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THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU ALL MADE HAS TO COVER 100% OF AMERICANS, BUT YOU'RE NOT. SO EXPLAIN TO ME... |
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WE DO A LOT BETTER THAN YOU DO. I'M HAPPY TO YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN. [INAUDIBLE] |
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AND I'M SURE ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SHOW "THE NEW YORK TIMES" EDITORIAL WHICH CRITICIZES THE REPUBLICAN... |
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WITHOUT CONTENTION. |
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EVERYTHING I WOULD SAY, MADAM CHAIR, I THINK THAT THIS IS AN HISTORIC MOMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE FDR... |
| 01:18:36 |
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KEEP TRYING. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS I CAN GET. LET'S NOT TURN THIS INTO, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER... |
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THANK YOU. |
| 01:19:27 |
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I YIELD. |
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I WANT TO ASK YOU IF YOU KNOW THAT MEDICAID PATIENTS VISIT THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT TWICE THE RATE OF... |
| 01:20:13 |
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I THINK THE GENTLELADY FOR MAKING THE CASE FOR KEEPING MORE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY UNINSURED. AND... |
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BY MAKING THE CASE THAT GOVERNMENT INSURANCE IS NOT THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. |
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I'M MAKING THE CASE THAT YOUR BILL DOESN'T ENSURE ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT OUR BILL DOES AND I THINK THAT... |
| 01:21:06 |
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LET'S HEAR FROM MR. PALLONE. |
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I JUST WANT TO SAY TO CONGRESSMAN FOXX AT THE REASON FOR THAT IS BEING CORRECTED IN THIS BILL. IN... |
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GENTLEMAN YIELD. |
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I'M SORRY, WOULD THE GENTLEMAN YIELD TO FEW. |
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YES. I HEARD THE GENTLEMAN SAY THAT PEOPLE -- THAT HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS WHO ARE IN MEDICAID, THAT... |
| 01:22:24 |
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PRIMARY RATES. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, THOSE ARE THE ONES NOW THAT MANY MEDICAID... |
| 01:22:38 |
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HOW ABOUT A HOSPITAL? |
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THEY GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET REGULAR CHARACTER A DOCTOR. |
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IN THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE TO FEW. |
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THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE HAS CHANGED, BUT PERMANENTLY FOR THE PRIMARY CARE. |
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SO TO GO SEE A DOCTOR, BUT NOT A HOSPITAL. |
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AS FOXX IS SUGGESTING THEY GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE A DOCTOR. |
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I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE HER POINT. I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HOSPITALS, IF YOU ARE ON MEDICAID,... |
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ANY PROVIDER WHO IS PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE GETS THE HIGHER RATES. |
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HOW ABOUT EMERGENCY CARE? |
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INCLUDING HOSPITAL. THEY CAN'T SEE A DOCTOR AND A REGULAR BASIS. WE'VE IMPROVED THE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT... |
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WELL, YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE OUT SOME PERCENTAGE. THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION IS ASKING. YOU'VE ANSWERED... |
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IF I COULD RECLAIM MY TIME. |
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I DIDN'T FINISH WITH A SPEAKER, BUT GO AHEAD. |
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JUST TO EMPHASIZE THE POINT THAT MR. RANGEL AND MR. MILLER AND MR. PALLONE MADE OVER AGAIN TO GET... |
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I DIDN'T SAY THAT. |
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YOUR OWN PRESIDENT SAID ONLY 30 MILLION. LET ME JUST SAY THIS. HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT. I'VE GOT... |
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YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IF YOU DO THAT ALL MY PEOPLE WILL GO WITH YOU. SO LET'S BREAK FOR THE VOTES. MR.... |
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WE'RE STILL ON MCGOVERN. |
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WHO HAVE YOU YIELDED TO? YOUR YIELDING BACK YOUR TIME. I THINK WE SHOULD GO DOWN AND COME BACK AT... |
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