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On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
Most tellingly, we should be accelerating the reforms that the last Congress enacted. When they started, most of them were bipartisan ideas that have been implemented, in some cases, by Republican Governors. The difference between what America spends on health care this year and what the second most expensive country, Switzerland, spends is $3,000 a person, $3 trillion over 10 years. If we could just spend as much as the second most expensive country in the world. We ought to be working on things like this that will make a difference for America, put them back to work, have fiscal stability-- and maybe regain a little confidence in the political process instead of pointless exercises like this. I hope--I hope--that we will get this out of our system, get down and get to work. America deserves our best, not our worst, which is on exhibit here today.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon
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Sep 14, 2011

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