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TO HOW MANY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE THE PUBLIC OPTION. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT UNDER THE NEW BILL, HOW MANY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WOULD CHOOSE THE...
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MEDICARE 55 REPUBLICANS AND 150 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE ON MEDICARE RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE GETTING THE SAME TYPE OF PUBLIC OPTION THAT WE WOULD LIKE PEOPLE...
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| 00:01:44 |
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ALL AMERICANS, ESSENTIALLY A SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM LIKE MEDICARE OR MEDICAID, BUT FOR ALL AMERICANS. BUT THAT IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO
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| 00:01:53 |
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PASS. BUT WILL BE INCLUDED IS THIS NOTION THAT IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN INSURANCE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION, BUT IF YOU ARE...
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| 00:03:33 |
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ON ANYTHING. THAT IS REGRETTABLE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC-CONTROLLED
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| 00:03:39 |
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HOUSE, SENATE, AND PRESIDENCY BUT WE WERE ELECTED TO DO THIS. WHEN DEMOCRATS PASSED MEDICARE, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE REPUBLICAN HELP. WHEN WE TRY TO...
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| 00:04:23 |
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PELOSI ." ONE POINT THEY'RE MAKING IS ABOUT THE BLUE DOGS, MIGHT BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. WHAT DO YOU THINK? GUEST: I BELIEVE THAT THE CENTRIST, FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE...
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| 00:04:55 |
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HOST: LET US GO TO THE CALLS FOR REPRESENTATIVE ANTHONY WEINER. MOST THE BROOKLYN? GUEST: IT WAS MOSTLY QUEENS. NOW I HAVE A DISTRICT THAT IS 70% QUEENS...
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| 00:05:20 |
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FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER: I HAVE A SITUATION WHERE I HAVE A HEALTH PROBLEM, A HEART ATTACK OVER A
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| 00:05:28 |
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YEAR AGO. I AM STILL TOO YOUNG TO GET ON MEDICARE, OK? I AM SURE THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME SITUATION. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE PEOPLE...
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| 00:05:39 |
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WASHINGTON JUST CANNOT FIGURE THIS OUT, TO JUST LOWER THE AGE AND ALLOW PEOPLE FROM 50 TO 55 TO BUY INTO MEDICARE. THAT IS WHEN OUR BODIES ARE FALLING...
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| 00:06:37 |
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SIDE, IT HAS BEEN HELD INSURANCE POLICY THAT PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT TAKE 30% FOR PROFITS ON OVERHEAD. RON MEEKS EXACTLY THE RIGHT POINT. HE SHOULD RUN...
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| 00:07:23 |
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WILL SAY THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE OPEN MARKETS AND LET THE MARKET DECIDE WHAT THE PRICING IS, BUT THEN THEY WILL NOT ALLOW THIS PUBLIC OPTION TO HAPPEN....
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| 00:08:20 |
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OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY. THERE'S A BUS TO TAKE IN AS MUCH MONEY AS THE CAN AND PAY OUT AS LITTLE -- THE INDUSTRY IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE IN AS MUCH MONEY...
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| 00:09:08 |
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BIGGER THAN THAT. IS THIS A PROXY VOTE? DO YOU SEE WHEN CONNECTED TO THE OTHER? GUEST: WHEN SOME OF US ARE DUE TO HAVE A PUBLIC OPTION TIED TO MEDICARE,...
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| 00:09:42 |
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SCHIZOPHRENIC IN THEIR BELIEFS ON HEALTH CARE. HEALTH-CARE COSTS ARE GOING UP ACROSS THE BOARD TO MUCH. THE QUESTION IS HOW YOU CONTAIN THEM. THE PUBLIC...
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| 00:10:38 |
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AND THINGS WE DID NOT HAVE 10 OR 20 YEARS AGO. THAT COSTS MONEY, THAT IS ONE. TWO, A REMINDER THAT 80% TO 85% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED WITH...
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ME, PAUL, WE ARE ALL PAYING
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| 00:12:41 |
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FOR HEALTH INSURANCE. $1,000 EVERY YEAR INSURANCE PLANS GO UP. THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR PLAN, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RIGHT, BUT THEY...
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| 00:13:57 |
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10%, AT SAY IT HAS REDUCED THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE AND A 30% TO 21% SAY IT HAS MADE INSURANCE LESS AFFORDABLE. NEW JERSEY ENACTED LEGISLATION MANDATING...
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| 00:14:48 |
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ALONG TO ALL OF US. MY HOME CITY OF NEW YORK, $6 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. THAT IS A FACT. THE IDEA THAT YOU DO...
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| 00:15:49 |
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JOB, AND THAT THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY? I WANT SOMEBODY TO CLARIFY THAT MYTH FOR ME. THE OTHER THING IS THAT WORKING WITH DOD, OUR INSURANCE WAS SUPPOSED...
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| 00:17:02 |
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COMPETITION TO HOLD DOWN COSTS. INSURANCE COMPANIES ANNOUNCED LONG AGO AND YOU COVERED IT ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" THAT THE RATES WILL GO UP 111%. THEY...
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| 00:18:06 |
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CALLER: THIS COMPETITION ARGUMENT JUST APPEARS TO BE DISINGENUOUS. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE OVERHEAD COSTS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO OPERATE TO KEEP GOING....
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| 00:19:01 |
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EXECUTIVES OR OVERHEAD OR THE PROFITS FOR SHAREHOLDERS. IF YOU MAKE THAT DECISION, THAT IS YOUR CHOICE. BUT I AM HERE TO REPRESENT THE TAXPAYERS. MEDICARE...
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| 00:20:00 |
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ALL DONE, EXCEPT THE SHOUTING, BY THANKSGIVING TIME. WE HAVE A FEW MORE WEEKS TO DO IT. I THINK WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER NOT ONLY WILL THIS HAPPEN...
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HOST: LET ME ADD THE WORDS OF ONE OF YOUR DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES, ALAN BRACING, WHO MADE NEWS ON THE FLOOR AND MOST RECENTLY YESTERDAY HE SAID THAT THE...
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| 00:20:42 |
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COVERAGE. >> I THINK IT DISHONORS ALL THE AMERICANS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO HEALTH COVERAGE, BY IGNORING THEM, NOT PAYING ATTENTION...
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MEMORY BY NAMING THEM. THEY THEMSELVES CAN NO LONGER SPEAK. BUT THEIR FAMILIES, THE ONES WHO LOVE THEM, CAN SPEAK. I AND ESTABLISHED A WEBSITE CALLED...
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| 00:22:27 |
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GUEST: I THINK IT DOES, IN THAT IT GETS PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON THE IDEA. I HAVE A WEB SITE AS WELL, COUNT DOWNTOHEALTHCARE.COM. EVERY DAY I GIVE A COUPLE...
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| 00:22:52 |
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WEEK, SIGNED UP TO SAY THAT WE WANT A PUBLIC OPTION COULD BE LOOKED AT WHERE THEY CAME FROM. JUST ABOUT EVERY ZIP CODE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY DID THIS...
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| 00:23:48 |
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SO I AM FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION. THEY WILL FIND WAYS TO NOT PAY OUT. GUEST: THE WAY I ASK PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT IS WHAT WE EVER SAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOULD...
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| 00:24:19 |
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JUST ANOTHER BUSINESS IS PATHOLOGY. IF -- IS MYTHOLOGY. IF YOU HAD AN APPENDICITIS ATTACK, YOU CANNOT SHOP AROUND FOR A LIVER. VERY OFTEN AMERICANS ARE...
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| 00:25:21 |
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HONORED. WE ARE MOVING OUT FURTHER THAN WE HAVE IN A GENERATION.
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| 00:25:26 |
GUEST, -
THE MEDICARE LAW IS A SUCCESS. AS COSTS, BUT 90% OF SENIORS SAY THEY LIKE IT. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE SLIVER LIKE THAT IN THE PUBLIC OPTION, AND...
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| 00:27:50 |
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MAINE IS LINING UP TO GO OFFER SERVICE IN IDAHO? BALONEY. THEY DON'T WANT TO SET UP AND WORK IN IDAHO. THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO COMPETE. THEY'RE NOT COMPETING...
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NEXT, ANDREW BREITBART. WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. > "TO
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ONE DAY, -- "Q &A," BARRY BLACK, CHAPLAIN OF THE U.S. SENATE. HIS LIFE, SUNDAY ON C-SPAN. ON "BOOK
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