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David Obey: Mr. Speaker, every single American will benefit from the passage of this bill. Every single American has benefited over…

On the recordDecember 19, 2001
Mr. Speaker, every single American will benefit from the passage of this bill. Every single American has benefited over the last generation from the passage of similar labor, health, education, and social services bills. Every American family that cares about educating children should be pleased with this bill. This bill has also, through the years, absolutely revolutionized our ability to deal with disease. It has totally changed the way we attack disease. It has totally transformed our understanding of human disease, and it has armed us to provide some incredible advances in health care in the future. It is, to me, the most important bill that we pass each and every year in this House.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Discussing the benefits of a labor, health, education, and social services bill.

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