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Gregory Meeks: I think it is also clearly what the Constitution, what the individuals who wrote in 1787, it was a committee of the…

On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
I think it is also clearly what the Constitution, what the individuals who wrote in 1787, it was a committee of the Federal Convention, that it should remind us that the sacred text employs and empowers us to provide for and protect the American people. What is the most precious thing that one has? Is it money? What is the most precious thing? It's called life. Without life, what do we have? And what is the most important thing in living a good life? It's health. So wouldn't it seem that what would be the most appropriate thing to do is that we provide health care for Americans?
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York
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govinfo.gov
Jan 18, 2011

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Meeks discusses the importance of the Constitution and advocates for health care as a fundamental right.

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