House Proceeding on Jan 14th, 2009 :: 0:04:50 to 0:06:35
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Betty Sue Sutton: citizenship, proof of who you are, weakening those requirements, all of that delutz the rpose of the schip -- delutes the purpose of the schip program. oppose this rule. let's do this right. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: madam speaker,

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Speech By: Betty Sue Sutton

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Betty Sue Sutton: i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to my good friend from ohio, the distinguished gentlewoman, ms. sutton, also soon to be a member of the commerce committee and will be sorely missed on our committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for two minutes.

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Betty Sue Sutton: ms. sutton: i thank the gentleman for his time on this critical bill. i rise in support of the state children's health insurance program. this legislation is long overdufort our nation's children. and i want to share a story about a girl from my district that puts this issue into perspective. i metros and her mother in an event back in my district in

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Betty Sue Sutton: ohio. and i'll never forget the moment that her mom introduced her to me. she looked at me full of hope and she in a moment reached out and she hugged me. and after rose walked away, her mom explained to me that her daughter had ccer and was preparing for a bone marrow transplant. bere i could even digest what her mom was saying that her

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Betty Sue Sutton: family was going through, dawn, her mother said, when are you guys going to pass schip because rose has insurance but there are a t of kids in this country who don't and they deserve the same opportunity for a future. and dawn was right. nearly nine million children in this country do not have health insurance. those kids need the same opportunity to have the health

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Betty Sue Sutton: care that they need. and in the midst of fighting