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Yvette Clarke: “A fraction of the cost, my colleague; a fraction of the cost of what we are spending every day to build democracies…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2007
A fraction of the cost, my colleague; a fraction of the cost of what we are spending every day to build democracies overseas. He is not willing to invest in strengthening our democracy here at home. It is fundamental. It just almost seems like a bad dream. Another thing that the President has said, the SCHIP proposal would move millions of American children who now have private health insurance into government-run health care. What planet is he on, Doctor? The main impact of this bill would be extending coverage to low-income children who would otherwise be uninsured.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the SCHIP proposal and its implications for American children.

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