“anti-Semitic incidents in the country are up 70%.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”
“I've got religious leaders constantly calling me and saying, 'I'm scared. My parishioners are scared.'”

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On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
Before I yield to Sheila Jackson Lee, I yield myself 1 minute because my dear friend, the ranking member, asked, What is the point of this legislation? We have made a long list of points of this legislation. To begin with, it is to increase competition in the health care industry. It also is to shine a light on industry practices that are currently unavailable and undetectable because of the exemption. That's why we are on the floor today. I yield 3 minutes to a distinguished member of the committee, the gentlewoman from Houston, Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee.
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Democratic · Michigan
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