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Amory Houghton: “What the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) has done is very, very significant. I say this because I come from the…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2001
What the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) has done is very, very significant. I say this because I come from the world of business. You can have a patient, you can have a patient's rights, but if you do not have the funding for that patient, it does not do any good. What the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) has done is bridge the gap and made it possible for those people, not only in large and small businesses, and small businesses, as you know, comprise 75 percent of the employment in this country, it enables them now to buy into a program which they feel they can afford, without having the sword of liability, unending liability, hanging over their head. I think a lot of people are going to be thanking the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) for bridging this gap, because it would not have happened without him.
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Amory Houghton
Republican · New York
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Praising Mr. Norwood's efforts in healthcare funding and patient rights.

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