Frank Pallone: “I do not like to criticize the Republican side of the aisle unnecessarily, but I am amazed by the fact that our two…”

“I do not like to criticize the Republican side of the aisle unnecessarily, but I am amazed by the fact that our two colleagues who were here earlier were so convinced that other countries do not have the solution. Statements were made about how national health insurance does not work, yet the reality is, as my colleague from Wisconsin mentioned, in fact it does work. I am not saying that we are advocating that. I would love to see national health insurance. I know that is not realistic politically, we are not going to get it; but to suggest that somehow these other countries, whatever country you mention, France, Great Britain, Canada, Italy, all of Western Europe, every developed country really, other than the United States, has some form of national health insurance.”