Together, we will guarantee every American a health care system, not a wealth care system.

We have failed to step up and change the law to protect the delivery of health care system in America.

the pursuit of profit ought to have, at most, a very, very limited role to play in navigating our way to the health and health care system we need and can afford, where the patient truly comes first.

Right. So going in, they would want you to think that if anything went wrong, it was because of benign neglect.

Thank you especially to my colleague and partner, Senator Warren, for all of her work on these issues.

Can we really have accountability of corporate greed without greater transparency in this one sector, the health care sector, that affects every family in our Country?

the pursuit of profit ought to have, at most, a very, very limited role to play in navigating our way to the health and health care system we need and can afford, where the patient truly comes first.

We need these hospitals, and we need them to be open and functioning, and functioning at a high level.

The Stop Wall Street Looting Act's joint liability provisions would create actual accountability for that kind of corporate profiteering.

Greed thrives in the dark. And turning on the lights will help.

We need a health care system for everyone, supported by Medicare for all and the Green New Deal.

Thank you so much for your--thank you so much for your testimony.

Thank you for inviting me to testify at today's important hearing.

We should forbid the typical private equity approach of loading health care organizations with debt, extracting capital, and leaving stripped down organizations in bankruptcy or worse.

When you remove a facility from a community, they no longer will maintain that ability to live prosperous lives.

They kept the State of Massachusetts in the dark. They refused to provide the information necessary for the state to be able to make a determination as to the financial condition of Steward.

It is long past time to make sure patient health comes before shareholder wealth in Massachusetts and across our Country.

The blame for this crisis falls squarely on the private equity firm that bought the hospitals and stripped their assets.