Dissenting Democrat

" Remember the song writers keep you have a camera you're really wiped out the next day congress came close to having one on Saturday. Finally late in the night the house health care bill passed. Hey."

" Assembling a new level in these house leadership as a great player had been living as I -- of -- and so worldwide."

" So what is incredible that today this house may -- job killing tax hiking deficit exploding government takeover of our health care."

" The declaration of independence. Founders pledged their labs they're fortunate they're site great honor this is a declaration of dependant -- pledges americans' lives Americans fortunes and there is no honor in that Maggie says."

" Don't tax need to pay for health care that you guys want. If you want health care -- yourself."

" 39 Democrats voted no on the house health care bill. One of them is congressman Dennis Kucinich earlier he went on the record. Congressman thank -- much for joining us. Good to -- yet. So -- menu worried giant to know on Saturday to the health care reform bill in the house of represent us why."

" Because it forces people to buy private insurance. Make him pay a penalty if they don't people pay twice they've paid first from their own pocket to pay second through their taxes that's wrong business I mean. Insurance companies are in business to make money. And health care they make money not providing care if we want health care that -- health care and put the money in the health care not take one out of every three dollars and give it today. Insurance companies."

" So if you don't -- the health -- on the house program what is this penalty."

" How much. Well it depends it's a percentage. But the point to this point of the matter is. That we should be denied incentivizing nor forcing people by the private insurance but that's exactly what's been set up and by the way Greta. We try to create some real competition with these insurance companies. First single pair was taken off the table many robust public option that was whittled down next to nothing. The stay single Payer. Protection amendment which I had in the bill which taken out. In the this is the insurance companies. Getting carte Blanche and the congress really giving up its power to the insurance companies why that happens is anybody's guess."

" I severely innocent in essence -- I could simplify this and is -- you are far left on this from your party you voted no because you didn't think that the bill went far enough which is different from some Democrats who might have voted no with daughter went too far is that a fair description."

" I think it's fair description is to say nominee senator where the American people are. In saying why trying to force -- to buy insurance why are you telling us that -- our taxes are likely to go up for this why is the government gonna borrow money. When they subsidize the insurance companies are worth the on healthcare it I mean this -- How do you control costs and if you still have this premium co pay and and and deductible structure in their -- control costs through this whole thing is a boondoggle."

" Have you tried to get an audience with the speaker of the house and we set out there and said look this is why I don't like the bill that's now been passed from even leading up to the vote. We did you sit down and have that kind of discussion or not."

" Absolutely and -- plus and I talk all the time have a great deal of respect for her. What does she say okay. Well you know she. -- tested you know. Deal with the White House in the White House wanted that America's image and I'm not in the bill because they. We're concerned that the insurance companies would I think it had to was a trip towards single Payer. And frankly you know I mean this speakers good speaker she's trying to do a job and -- all these interest. My job misrepresent my constituents which is what I -- a bill."

" So did she say listen I'm sorry that's a bush go to Dennis stem -- I guess we just can't make you go but I'm getting heat from the White House has got to be this way is that the dialogue that sort of goes on in between the Soviet."

" I would put it exactly -- Stearns could do speaker and I talked about how much -- number and I made a real effort to try to see if there's some way. Work things out I I worked all summer to get the amendment in the bill that would protect the right of states. I then when it was taken out of the bill I went back and I said like yeah I can work with Leon has put it back then there. I tried and tried and tried I've where I talk to the speaker talked -- chairman of the committee I talked to the White House and -- and it was astonishing to me Greta. Is that they put you know they put abortion and play as an issue again which is pretty start playing. And rather then addressed this state single Payer issue. Say it really was amazing. Well I that I seconds left is the bill as it's passed by the house to thing that's going to be a lot of events gonna have this country. Now I think it's you know when he goes if you do if there is an average committed against it out of the Senate there is a conference committee. Anything goes in conference which is why am. Telling everyone who's concerned about real competition with insurance companies and concern about protecting those ten states and more where there's active single Payer movement. Which provides real competition it's insurance companies. Let's take another run at this conference and see if there's a way to get into in the bill be which is -- which will be presented to the congress. For passage after the conference committee. "

" Congressman always nice to see you thank you sir -- the comeback. Thank you very much credit for."