Bill Clinton: “All I'm asking you tonight is report this on the merits. Talk about what the doctors said. Talk about what the people…”

“All I'm asking you tonight is report this on the merits. Talk about what the doctors said. Talk about what the people said. These doctors, a lot of these doctors might be Republicans that signed this ad in the Boston Globe today. They said what will work is universal coverage. That is the almost universal opinion of knowledgeable physicians. The people who know what will control costs and provide security to middle class America know that unless you cover virtually everybody, you're not going to get that done. And let's talk about the merits. Let's not turn this into a political story, let's talk about what will work in middle America.”