We have about, maybe 3 minutes, 4 minutes, and I am going to turn now to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).
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John Raymond Garamendi is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his tenure in Congress. Garamendi has also been an advocate for veterans and military families, reflecting California's significant military presence.
We are going to wrap this one up. I see the gentleman from Kentucky is here and he will probably carry on with health insurance. Maybe a couple of us will be asked to join him. We have really today focused on a broad range of issues: The…
The other countries of the world don't look at it that way. They look at it as a right for their citizens to have access to health care, and they provide the health insurance. There are different ways of doing it. Germany, France, Britain…
You mentioned the doughnut hole, the prescription drug doughnut hole. Every senior that was in the prescription drug doughnut hole last year, 2010, received a $250 check to help them pay for their drugs. In going forward, the doughnut hole…
If I might interrupt you for just a moment, Mr. Scott. You are into an issue, an area that is profoundly important to the seniors of America. The discussion last year as this bill was passing was that somehow this piece of legislation…
Thank you so very, very much. Before I turn to our colleague from Virginia, you reminded me of two very quick stories. One, on Monday I was at the inaugural for the Governor of California. Jerry Brown is back again. And a lobbyist that I…
Well, I think you are asking me a rhetorical question, because you know the answer and I think most Americans know the answer, that all the industrialized nations--we are not talking about China, but we are talking about Korea, Japan, the…
I notice that our colleague from Maryland has joined us, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Donna Edwards. I know you were interested in this. You were talking about it earlier today on the floor and in committee, so please.
I do have some experience on that. I wanted to deal with that. It's called the medical loss ratio, and the insurance companies have cut a fat check for themselves over the years by taking a big premium and then paying a very small amount…
Mr. Cohen, thank you so very much. Your closing sentence needs to be repeated. That the very first piece of legislation taken up by the new Republican majority in the 112th Congress is to repeal the Patients Bill of Rights. It's…
I don't know if you were a Member of Congress at the time, but we all under this law would have the same policy that every American would have. We wouldn't have any different policy than the American public would have, and the question…
As you know--I saw you in Rules Committee earlier today--it is my impression that the Rules Committee is going to prohibit any amendments on the floor. We'll see. I mean, that has yet to be decided by the Rules Committee. We don't know…





