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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT THAT THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT HERE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEARING...
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| 00:00:34 |
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OF RESPECT FOR EVERYONE'S TIME, I WANT TO GET STARTED WITH THIS HEALTH CARE DISCUSSION TODAY WITH CONGRESSMAN KEVIN BRADY. KEVIN BRADY WAS ELECTED TO...
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| 00:02:21 |
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TODAY. THERE IS A LOT ABOUT THIS BILL WE DO NOT KNOW AS AMERICANS AND IS TIME YOU ARE ABLE TO TALK TO YOUR LAWMAKERS ABOUT IT AND ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS....
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| 00:04:12 |
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HOW'RE YOU DOING? AND
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| 00:04:14 |
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WE'RE USING THIS IN TOWN HALLS ALL THE TIME. WE INCORPORATED SOME OF OUR IDEAS IN THOSE REFORMS WAY BACK THEN. I READ AN EDITORIAL THAT SAID THAT A SPEAKER...
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| 00:34:40 |
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AS AN
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| 00:34:42 |
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EXAMPLE, IN 2001 AND NEW ZEALAND BEGAN A
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| 00:34:45 |
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CAMPAIGN TO MAKE DIRECT CONSUMER PHARMACEUTICAL ADVERTISING ILLEGAL. EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM EVERY NIGHT IS DILUTION -- ISDELUGED $4 MILLION CAMPAIGN BY...
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| 00:36:21 |
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CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN $4 BILLION IN OVERHEAD PRICING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS? IF YOU WANT TO STOP A LOWER COST, LET'S DO THAT FIRST. WHAT WE HAVE TO...
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| 00:37:50 |
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WATCHING TV, I AM CONVINCED I HAVE SIX NEW ILLNESSES, JUST FROM WATCHING ADVERTISING THAT GOES ON. REALLY, IT IS SO VAGUE. DO NOT GET US GOING ON THAT....
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| 00:40:31 |
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PRIVATE, FINANCIAL INFORMATION. WE WILL BE TOLD SOME THINGS WE CAN OR CANNOT DO IS FAR AS OUR BUSINESSES ARE CONCERNED. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO...
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| 00:41:28 |
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CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK SAID THE OTHER DAY -- HE SAID WHETHER YOU CALL IT A PUBLIC OPTION OR A CO-OP, AT THE END OF THE DAY, BOTH WILL LEAD TO A SINGLE...
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| 00:41:44 |
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SO ODD IS THAT HERE IN THE COUNTRY
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| 00:41:47 |
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WHERE WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN AMERICAN MODEL, NOT AN ENGLISH OR CANADIAN MODEL, ONE OR RETHINKING OF THOSE 1900'S EXAMPLES OF HEALTH CARE INSTEAD OF CREATING...
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| 00:42:30 |
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THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH PROFIT. IS PROFITEERING THAT IS BAD. THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO ELIMINATE. YOU CAN CUT BACK TO PROFIT THE GREAT DEAL AND STILL...
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| 00:43:45 |
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THIS IS SO INEFFICIENT BY ITS VERY CONCEPT AS IT WILL NOT BE WORKABLE. LIKE
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| 00:43:51 |
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TO SAY, WHAT ARE GOING TO BASE OUR FUTURE HEALTH CARE OF PLANS THAT WE KNOW DID NOT WORK VERY WELL? IN BRITAIN, THEY ARE OFFERING TAX INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE...
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| 00:46:30 |
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IF I HAD A CHILD WHO TRIED THREE TIMES TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT AND CAME UP WITH THE NEW PLAN, I WOULD SAY GO BACK AND FIX THE ONE YOU ARE ALREADY WORKING...
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| 00:46:49 |
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THIS IS VERY COMPLICATED. THIS WILL MAKE ME GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS. THIS MAKES ME QUESTION WHY GAVE UP MY LIFE, MY FAMILY, FOR YEARS TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS,...
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| 00:47:32 |
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DO NOT WANT TO PAY OR BE A PARTICIPANT. THEY WANT EVERYTHING GIVEN TO THEM, AND YET THEY WANT ME TO WORK AND PAY MY TAXES FOR THAT. THEY WANTED THIS...
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| 00:47:42 |
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TO GET OFF THEIR BUTT AND GO TO WORK. IT IS GOING TO FLIP, JUST LIKE YOU SAID. A SMALL MINORITY WILL BE MAKING MONEY TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY ELSE. IF THAT...
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| 00:48:27 |
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RUSH TO GET THIS BILL TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. WE ARE FIGHTING HARD JUST TO GET YOU A CHANCE TO SEE THIS BILL BEFORE IT GOT VOTED ON. BUT NOW IN AUGUST,
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| 00:48:37 |
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I CAN TELL YOU IN THE TIME I HAVE BEEN IN CONGRESS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ACTUALLY GET A CHANCE TO CHANGE THE COURSE...
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| 00:49:49 |
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THE MOST AND THOSE WHO BELIEVE THE LONGEST PREVAIL. IN AUGUST, I THINK THREE THINGS. SPEAK OUT IN YOUR OWN DISTRICT, NOT JUST TO MAKE IT TO OUR SENATORS...
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| 00:50:05 |
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REACH OUT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND CO- WORKERS WHO ARE IN OTHER CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET TO A TOWN HALL MEETING THEMSELVES....
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| 00:51:00 |
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WANT TO HEAR FROM. THE WHITE
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| 00:51:05 |
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HOUSE THINKS ALL THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS ARE ORGANIZED. I AM A REPUBLICAN, WE CANNOT ORGANIZE ANYTHING THESE DAYS. THE TRUTH IS, WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE...
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| 00:52:06 |
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BE, AND THEY ASKED HIM WHO WAS HIS SUPERIOR. HE SAID HE COULD NOT NAME HIS SUPERIOR, BUT HE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE TOWN HALL MEETING, AND HE WAS STILL...
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| 00:53:01 |
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IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT A YEAR-AND- A-HALF FROM NOW. IT IS THEIR REPRESENTATION EVERY DAY. STAY AFTER IT. THAT IS MY POINT. IN EVERY DISTRICT, IN EVERY...
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| 00:53:39 |
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HEALTH SERVICE DOES HAVE A GOVERNMENT FUNDED HEALTH SERVICE. IT IS UNDERFUNDED. WE ARE WORKING ON A 50% BUDGET SHORTFALL EVERY YEAR. WITH THAT, WE DO...
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| 00:53:54 |
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CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE THAT ACTUALLY CAUSES ARE FUNDS TO DEPLETE. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT IS CALLED PRIORITY ONE, WHERE WE CAN ONLY GO TO A DOCTOR...
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| 00:55:15 |
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TWO EMPLOYEES CAUSES OUR RATES TO GO THROUGH THE ROOF.
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| 00:55:19 |
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WE ASKED FOR 10 PRIVATE COMPANIES TO LOOK AT OUR WHOLE PORTFOLIO, AND ONLY ONE WAS ABLE TO RESPOND. >> I HAVE BEEN TO YOUR CLINIC. YOU DO GOOD WORK....
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| 00:55:50 |
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I UNDERSTAND
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| 00:55:58 |
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THAT THE RATIONING OF MEDICARE WAS GOING TO BE IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THE BILL. WHERE IS IT LISTED, WHAT RATIONING THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT? >>...
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| 00:56:19 |
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CARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FOR EVERYONE WHO IS IN THIS PUBLIC PLANT AND OTHERS INCLUDE THE GOVERNMENT- RUN PLAN. WE ALREADY HAVE THIS IN AMERICA TODAY...
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| 00:56:32 |
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WE RATION OUR DOCTORS' SERVICES THROUGH THE REIMBURSEMENTS. WE HAVE THIS GOVERNMENT COMMISSION THAT IS SUPPOSED TO DECIDE HOW MUCH WE REIMBURSE DOCTORS...
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| 00:57:59 |
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IT WAS THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AT WANTED US TO VOTE. -- THAT WANTED US TO VOTE. >> MOST OF THE FAMILIES IN MY SUBDIVISION ARE RETIRED. WHAT KIND...
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| 00:58:26 |
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PLAN? >>
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| 00:58:38 |
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I HEARD A GENTLEMAN FROM ENGLAND SATURDAY. WE HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING, AND HE HAD BEEN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OVER THERE AND CAME TO AMERICA AND WAS APPLYING...
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| 00:59:03 |
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US IN THAT AUDIENCE HERE IN TEXAS OF A COMMENT, A STATEMENT FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON FROM LONG AGO, WHO SAID, A PEOPLE AFRAID OF ITS GOVERNMENT IS TYRANNY,...
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| 01:01:13 |
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OF SEVERAL COMMITTEES IN CONGRESS WORKING ON HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW. HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE HEALTH CARE, IF
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.