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Bill Cassidy: “If you don't control cost, you can't give access. Now Republicans have been proposing things. I was so pleased the…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2010
If you don't control cost, you can't give access. Now Republicans have been proposing things. I was so pleased the President said we're the party of no and then he embraces our idea of HSAs, high-risk pools, and other things. So that's good. The party of no is suddenly the fountain of ideas for things which will be immediately beneficial. I come back to one more thing that we have in common. We are all Representatives. We can agree on this: I actually don't think the American people would mind if we delay just two more days, fly home to our districts. We are Representatives. We are not dictators. We are here not for what we think is best, but to represent the people we represent. Join me in that bipartisan initiative.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana
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Mar 19, 2010

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The speaker discusses the importance of controlling costs in healthcare and the role of representatives.

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