02/01/2010
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"As I have said many times, our health care difficulties, as we have seen from the last 3 days in the Supreme Court, is a national problem."
"So you are continuing the process that was begun when Secretary Gates initiated it?"
"I totally agree with that, but what I am saying to you is you cannot renegotiate the front end once the back end is done."
"I believe whether there is a specific contractual obligation or not, when someone has served a full career, we have a moral obligation to provide them with lifetime medical care."