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On the recordMarch 3, 2010
Well, and it is so important that people understand that. To say that no one will be denied care or coverage is accurate to a point, but the fact is they're told in Canada and England, gee, we're not going to deny you treatment or care, we just have to put you on this list. The gentleman brings up an important point about how much greater the survivability rates are in the United States from diseases like cancer, but some want to try to compare apples and onions and say they both taste and smell alike when they're not at all the same. The fact is, when you hear some people say, well, in this country--England, Canada, you know, these other countries--they apparently have much better health care, even though they have government-run health care, because people have a longer average life span. Well, that's not exactly fair to put that on the health care in the country because it's sad, but true, when you make those comparisons, we have a much higher murder rate in America than they do in England or Canada. Those numbers go into the statistics. Another involves what was explained by a health care expert that most countries do not include preemies, premature babies, the death of premature babies in their numbers.…
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Louie Gohmert
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