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Henry Waxman is a former U.S. Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on health care, environmental policy, and consumer protection. During his tenure, Waxman played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a prominent advocate for climate change legislation. He chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on issues such as tobacco regulation and health care reform.
Do you really believe that malpractice is the reason why we have health care costs that are so rapidly increasing that small businesses have to pay 30 percent more and, therefore, cannot afford to cover their employees? Would it be your…
I will tell you who is rationed now: the millions of people who have no insurance. The people who are rationed out of health care services are the 2 million who are added to the list of uninsured every month. People have to be worried. If…
Mr. Gingrich, you quoted a number of people this morning. I would like to cite back to you your statement to the press. You called the Clinton health care proposal socialism. A lot of us remembered that being said about Medicare. We…
The gentleman is absolutely incorrect about the circumstances for most Americans. All Americans under Clinton's proposal will have choices, and one choice they will have is to stay in the plan they now have if it meets the minimum benefit…
I am denying a lot of things did not happen. We had a President named Reagan who did not even know there was a problem about people without coverage. We had a President named Bush who never came forward with any proposal. Now we have a…
The Michel plan does not spell out what benefits anyone will get. The Clinton proposal does. What I would like to know is, and I think others would like to know, what is it that you would like to drop from the Clinton plan? Would it be…
We have people who are working people. If their employers do not provide that benefit for them at their work where most people get their insurance----
the Clinton proposal would take the Medicare savings which they can legitimately accomplish, and give them back in benefits to elderly people through prescription drugs and home health care.
I read Mr. Thomas' own bill on health care reform, and he would cut the Medicare program more than President Clinton, but he wouldn't use that for benefits for the elderly. He would give vouchers to low-income people, a worthy goal, but…
As you well know, I am a strong supporter of the Medicare program. I would not want us to take any cuts that are not wise. But the fact of the matter is that the Clinton administration proposal would cut Medicare less than what some of the…
You are quoting the page number from the Clinton bill. But then you want to disassociate yourself from the bill that all the Republicans are for.
I hope you will permit me to answer the question, because you are trying to scare people about rationing, and there is no rationing in the Clinton proposal. Second, we are trying to legitimately hold down health care costs by telling the…
That you say about the President, but you don't seem to be willing to dispute what I'm saying about your own legislation.
You are not answering my question. When will you say to the American people that they will know that they will be covered, and if you are not going to cover them, who are you going to leave out, and how long is it going to take? There are…
You are letting insurance companies make choices for people, not people making choices for themselves. Let me ask you----
We will hold down health care costs by using market forces, by limiting what insurance companies can charge people. There is none of that in the Republican proposal at all. The only way Republicans seem to hold down costs is asking people…
If they can't afford it, they go without. If their bosses don't help them, they can't afford it.
I know you would like to give another speech. My question to you is with insurance reform, you can do some good, 200,000 people may get covered. But there are 39 million. Why not have shared responsibility of employers and employees? That…
One of the problems is health insurance is not affordable. Health care costs are going up so rapidly. President Clinton tries to tackle this issue by putting some limits on what insurance companies are going to charge people. You do not…
I rise in strong opposition to the Kasich substitute. This substitute is bad medicine for our health care programs. It cuts Medicare, it cuts biomedical research, it cuts immunizations, it cuts substance abuse treatment, it cuts women's…
I rise in strong support of H.R. 3759, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance, which include $7.77 billion for disaster relief and $1.1 billion in additional Small Business Administration [SBA] disaster loans for the…
I rise in strong support of H.R. 3759, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance, which include $7.77 billion for disaster relief and $1.1 billion in additional Small Business Administration [SBA] disaster loans for the…
I think this amendment is a bad idea in and of itself, but let us understand what is at stake. If we defeat the rule, we are defeating the idea of elevating the EPA Administrator to Cabinet level. That is a worthwhile objective, and we…
I think this amendment is a bad idea in and of itself, but let us understand what is at stake. If we defeat the rule, we are defeating the idea of elevating the EPA Administrator to Cabinet level. That is a worthwhile objective, and we…
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