That's right. The uninsured rate, my colleague, is 8 percent. Connecticut's is 7.6 percent. For one-half of 1 percent why is it necessary to impose on the employers of Connecticut a mandate that you know will cost jobs in the short term and, worse yet, in the long term will slow the growth of jobs in a very----
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But we need to do something better than the Senate position, and we certainly need to avoid the additional 2 percent cut that starts every year thereafter.
This legislation is nearly identical to H.R. 3146, a bill the House unanimously approved last week. The only change is the addition of a 6-month extension of expiring Medicare payment provisions affecting hospitals in small cities and…
I claim time to say we accept the amendment. It is a very thoughtful amendment and an important one, and we thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Towns).
We certainly are willing to accept the gentleman's amendment. It is a very thoughtful and important one.
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