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Regretting His Vote?

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Regretting His Vote?

Published: Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Description: Democratic congressman on report that health care costs will rise under House bill

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" Quite fair and balanced now back to that -- report which states health care costs will rise under the house bill maybe by nearly three -- billion dollars. My next -- for the film knowing this would you have voted any -- as Pennsylvania congress' second -- is number. Of the Appropriations Committee congressman always good having you thanks ago."

" It was good to be -- guess he's wonderful but she did say one word about what's actually in this report. What's in every point is that it'll save Americans. 200 billion dollars out -- pocket over the next ten years it will extend the life for the Medicare trust fund five years. That you will add two and a half. Million more Americans to employer based coverage. So there's a lot of good news in this report. And what we need to focus in on that the congress on the democratic leadership is moving to do something about a major crisis now we may not -- what a perfect bill. Although we have a system that's unsustainable -- we was judgment. Cost of want to remove what this report says the CMF report says is that over the ten years -- 1%. In the entire country so we managed to cover everybody AC 34 million. CBO and I know this conclusion listens but the Congressional Budget Office. 636 million -- this 34000036. Million a lot more other people watch you meal of I have health care coverage on this bill is gonna."

" Okay so maybe that is apparently you're missing I guess he got his quest is like asking you know outside of that and -- Lincoln -- in doing so I mean. Good to see -- did say with the exception of the proposed reductions in Medicare payment updates to alluded. The provisions of HR. 3962. Would not have designated -- impact on future health care cost growth for some reading from the report. In -- the longer term viability of the Medicare update reductions. -- It's doubtful we'll be making."

" That that we we want rigorous examination on the film contrary -- report says it's not happen. What you gotta look at the whole thing I mean home that it ended the day is says 200 billion -- And out of pocket costs. For American citizens this -- a less than one of 1% increase its -- healthcare costs over the next decade this is we cover. 31 million Americans who today don't have health facility I'll buy the -- for that. -- cut in Medicare is less than it was in 1997 I'm not."

" And I bet that's -- specific segments he reverted the numbers are right when it when it says that the percent of GDP devoted health -- it's gonna rise. To 21 point 1% from twenty point 8% and everyone who's been creating this package times. Has been bragging that that wouldn't happen that are our share of health care spending GDP would -- Markedly. Then I got I wanted to do what was all the fuss about and in the end to not even ensure everybody in the end it to ten years is still gonna close to thirty million people. Not insured so what that -- let -- we didn't bust in our homes were one appointed human busting your."

" help Democrats will be held accountable for this attended today. We think this -- provide. Congressman 96% of -- everyone in the country skylight or don't show much -- man I get everybody because some people would just avoid the responsibility. We think this is the right way to go I thought why -- by city correctly. That if we pass this this might -- in the two party system because the American public -- on this -- and it is one party. That's focused on their real needs and other that was a bit of candor at a moment in this debate as the Senate -- greatest artists debate tomorrow. -- we need to focus in on is working they did a perfect bill as perfectly as possible. Perfection is not available. But between the house version what the Senate comes out which will go to conference -- you need to open those doors to the conference and try to get the does the weekend for the president this time. Before you want to holiday. Season and into the new year. Congressman thank you for much. -- thank you for having the same here."

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