I would suggest, Mr. Speaker, that these threats do no favors to the American taxpayers across our country. The chairman is ensuring that we will get full and active participation in this program, populated by the riskiest of loans with enormous redefault rates and cost to the American taxpayer of up to $300 billion. Mr. Speaker, that's irresponsible and it's unwise.
Addressing concerns about a financial program's impact on American taxpayers.
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We need a system that is affordable for everybody, we need a system that is accessible for everybody.
That is changing the way that American medicine is practiced by folks making decisions here in Washington as opposed to patients and families and doctors making those decisions.
I believe firmly that the bill that has been discussed and that was put before Congress is a significantly better program than the one that we currently have.
So wouldn't we as a compassionate society step back and say, 'OK, that's a real problem and we need to address it.' That's what we're trying to do.
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