02/03/2009
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"If there are legislative things that we can do to help facilitate your success in working together..."
"Before today, Federal policy has often treated transportation, housing, and environmental protection as separate issues."
"We are very proud of the fact that we have removed the financial incentive from the decisionmaking around medicine."
"It has been his inspiration for four decades to try and get a national healthcare plan in place that is accessible and affordable and is value-based, quality-based."