Mr. Speaker, I attempted to talk to the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Cooper] about his statement and to establish a perspective on this issue, and I was unable to do so. So, I will take advantage of the 1-minute segments that are given to us, and special orders, to dissect Congressman Cooper's health care plan and point out the advantages of the Hawaii health plan, and I can assure the Congress, and assure those who are listening in, that the Hawaii health care system provides the way to go, provides a good example with 20 years of experience instead of 20 minutes of consideration as seems to be the case with the Cooper bill, all theory, no experience. Rest assured, Mr. Speaker, that I will explicate this issue to everyone's satisfaction in the days and weeks to come.
Neil Abercrombie: “Mr. Speaker, I attempted to talk to the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Cooper] about his statement and to establish a…”
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The speaker addresses health care coverage and critiques a plan proposed by Congressman Cooper.
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