Jun 11, 2009
The work on children is something that a lot of us, all of us, care about up here.
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 11, 2009
The provisions that are in this bill, I think, are excellent in moving things forward.
Jun 10, 2009
I don't know of another issue that we've grappled with as complex as this and one that deserves our undivided attention.
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
I think to say that we have to hold coverage hostage to cost control is to say we're going to hold this small piece hostage to this enormous piece.
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
We want to be able to have primary care physicians encouraged to take the time to do the counseling, to do the diet counseling, and the current payment mechanism just doesn't allow for that to happen.
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
NFIB supports, and helped develop, the SHOP Act sponsored by Senators Durbin, Snowe, and Lincoln.
Jun 10, 2009
It's a very modest pay or play requirement. We've not collected much revenue from it...
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
If we could really just go ahead and create a national health system, we would solve all of these problems.
Jun 10, 2009
We know how to solve these problems. We have to change the structures of our payment so that we're paying for quality treatment processes and teamwork processes as opposed to just individual practitioners.
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
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
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
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 10, 2009
There is a pay or play provision in the Massachusetts healthcare plan, is that correct?
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
We need to get this right and so we need your involvement and your participation if we're going to do this.
Jun 10, 2009
Some of the programs proposed in this bill may have value, but this is the wrong bill and the wrong process.
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