Paul Ryan: “So in the bill that's coming to the House which takes SCHIP to have…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2007

So in the bill that's coming to the House which takes SCHIP to have government, Washington-controlled, bureaucratic health care, for all children at 400 percent poverty, those families, 89 percent of those family already have health insurance. We are talking about having the government step in, raising taxes on taxpayers, and having the government take over the provision of health care for a group of families, 89 percent of whom right now have private health insurance?

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Paul Ryan

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Discussing the implications of the SCHIP bill on health care for children.

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Paul Ryan: “So in the bill that's coming to the House which takes SCHIP to have government, Washington-controlled, bureaucratic…”

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