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Nick Lampson: “It is an absolute moral scandal that Dr. Stobo's patient, along with 43 million hard-working Americans, people with…”

On the recordMay 13, 2004
It is an absolute moral scandal that Dr. Stobo's patient, along with 43 million hard-working Americans, people with jobs, have no health insurance. A study by respected analysts Jack Handley and John Holahan estimates that basic health insurance for all uninsured Americans would cost $69 billion a year if typical of the sort now held by middle- and low- income Americans. We will consider legislation next week that will change this. Let us get all Americans affordable health insurance.
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Nick Lampson
Texas

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Discussing the lack of health insurance for millions of Americans and the need for legislative change.

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