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John Yarmuth: Every time I hear a Republican talking about health care reform, they say the American people don't want it. They say it…

On the recordMarch 16, 2010
Every time I hear a Republican talking about health care reform, they say the American people don't want it. They say it so much that I think they're beginning to try to convince themselves that it's true. But there's a national poll that shows what the real story is. They asked, of all the people who are opposed to health care or say they are, how many are opposed to it because they don't think it goes far enough. Forty percent. Almost 40 percent said that was the reason. They will not be unhappy when we pass health care reform. They will be ecstatic, like the shopkeeper I talked to over Christmas who said she was against what we're doing because she has diabetes and she can't wait 4 years for the help she needs. No, the American people will applaud us when we pass comprehensive health care reform, and I will consider it the proudest moment of my service.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky
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Mar 16, 2010

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Yarmuth discusses public support for health care reform amidst Republican opposition.

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