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Jack Kingston: You know, there's a joke about the guy asks his friend, he says, Why don't you ever read the Bible? And he says, Well…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
You know, there's a joke about the guy asks his friend, he says, Why don't you ever read the Bible? And he says, Well, you know what? I just don't understand all that stuff that's in there. And the guy replies and says, Well, I don't think it's the part that you don't understand that is bothering you. And the President says over and over again, I guess this is maybe his background in, you know, Ivy League schools or, you know, the circles that run around in the Northeast that, well, the American people, bless their heart, they just don't understand this health care bill. You know, what has he given, 50 speeches? I don't know. I know I had 19 town hall meetings. The people understand the health care bill. If there's one certainty in the whole debate it is that the American people understand the Obama-Pelosi health care bill.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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Feb 24, 2010

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The speaker discusses public understanding of the health care bill during a debate.

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