House Proceeding on Jan 14th, 2009 :: 1:43:05 to 1:44:30
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John D. Dingell: until about 24 hours ago. what are you afraid of? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. culberson: let the sunshine in. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from michigan, the chairman of the energy and commerce committee, mr. dingell. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: John D. Dingell

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John D. Dingell: gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. mr. dingell: i thank the gentleman. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. dingell: madam speaker, i stand in strong support of h.r. 2, the children's health insurance program re-authorization act of 2009. this bill was passed twice last year by overwhelming votes with the support of large numbers of my republican colleagues.

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John D. Dingell: since inception, chip has covered more than seven million children who would otherwise not have health care. h.r. 2 would extend coverage to four million more children identically situated. since last year when this bill passed, more than one million children have lost their health coverage because parents were laid off and lost employer-based coverage.

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John D. Dingell: my own state is particularly hard hit with over 150,000 uninsured children. these children are our treasure and we must see to it that they are protected, educated, nurtured and properly fed. the bill is only the beginning. i look forward to working with the new administration towards reforming our health care system. we must not stop until all

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John D. Dingell: americans qualify for quality affordable health care.