06/14/2010
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"We did pass Medicare a couple years ago, in 1965. At that time, a third of elderly Americans lived below the poverty line."
"We all know--I have worked up here for 12 years--things happen in Congress, and, if we wait until next year..."
"One of the things that we know is so important about CHIP in this whole issue of 12-month continuous coverage is that the incentives are to make sure that the kids remain healthy."
"We know how important it is to our future economy, frankly, that we have a healthy workforce ready to go to work."