Jun 10, 2009
It's a very modest pay or play requirement. We've not collected much revenue from it...
Chris Dodd
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Christopher Dodd is a former U.S. Senator from Connecticut, serving from 1981 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Dodd was known for his work on issues such as health care, education, and financial regulation. He played a significant role in the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which aimed to prevent the kind of financial crisis that occurred in 2008. Dodd also served as the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, where he was influential in shaping policies related to housing and banking.
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Jun 10, 2009
There have been several ideas. Our colleague, Senator Conrad, has been talking about a cooperative option.
Jun 10, 2009
I mean, the reason that having a national health system would actually improve our public health is that the incentives completely change.
Jun 10, 2009
The value in this idea to those of us who are advocating something like this is to bend that cost.
Jun 10, 2009
If we do healthcare reform correctly, I believe you can take 45 percent of the costs out of the system because it's terribly inefficient and I believe you can cover all of the Americans that are not covered today.
Jun 10, 2009
There is a pay or play provision in the Massachusetts healthcare plan, is that correct?
Jun 10, 2009
Thank you, Senator Dodd, and thank you and Senator Enzi and all the members of the committee and, of course, Chairman Kennedy, for the commitment you have shown and for your focus on this issue.
Jun 10, 2009
NFIB supports, and helped develop, the SHOP Act sponsored by Senators Durbin, Snowe, and Lincoln.
Jun 10, 2009
We believe that everybody can be covered by--in a private insurance market with tax subsidies or tax credits...
Jun 10, 2009
We must work together to develop targeted solutions that address access, affordability and quality for all Americans.
Jun 10, 2009
Nobody's left out. From the time that you're born until the time you die, you have access to healthcare.
Jun 10, 2009
Congress must also make sure affordable coverage is available and to subsidize those who cannot afford it.
Jun 10, 2009
I don't know of another issue that any of us either have dealt with or will deal with that will have an impact on every one of our citizens in this country.
Jun 10, 2009
Some of the programs proposed in this bill may have value, but this is the wrong bill and the wrong process.
Jun 10, 2009
I urge my colleagues to reconsider this scattershot approach and work with me to tackle our biggest health problems in a targeted, prioritized way.
Jun 10, 2009
It's a long time coming and no one, more than I do, wishes that Senator Kennedy was sitting in this chair and banging down that gavel.
Jun 10, 2009
I want to thank my colleague from Wyoming, thank him for his support on this last vote we had on the tobacco issue, an historic moment that we're finally going to be able to regulate and control tobacco products.
Jun 10, 2009
We commend the committee for your commitment to enacting legislation that will guarantee quality, affordable health care for all.
Jun 10, 2009
Thank you very much. I'm glad you remember the Family Medical Leave Act. Nice of you to do so.
Jun 10, 2009
I was on the Hill when Mrs. Clinton's plan was being considered and she came under much criticism for drafting the plan behind closed doors.
Jun 9, 2009
The job losses and the effect on our economy would be far more calamitous than it is even with the kind of erosion.
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