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David Obey: “There is one difference between my friends over here who are speechifying against health care reform today and 50…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2010
There is one difference between my friends over here who are speechifying against health care reform today and 50 million Americans. The difference is that the roughly 15 Americans over here all have health insurance, and it is largely paid for by the taxpayers. Fifty million Americans don't have that good fortune. In fact, that difference is shameful, that difference is immoral, and I hope to God that this House has the courage and the decency to vote to change it this week.
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David Obey
Wisconsin
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govinfo.gov
Mar 16, 2010

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The speaker addresses the disparity in health insurance coverage between lawmakers and millions of uninsured Americans.

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