House Proceeding on Jan 14th, 2009 :: 2:07:35 to 2:09:00
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2:07:31 to 2:07:51( Edit History Discussion )

John Barrow: misguided provision and a no vote. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. herger, reserves his time. the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to yield to the gentlewoman from new york for the purpose of revise and extending her remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. maloney: i rise in strong support of this bill and ask

2:07:35 to 2:09:00( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: John Barrow

2:07:52 to 2:08:14( Edit History Discussion )

John Barrow: unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: i yield one minute to the gentleman fro georgia, mr. barrow. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. barrow: i'm proud to be up here today to support h.r. 2, the children's health insurance program re-authorization act of 2009. it's been a long time coming. i'm glad we are considering 24

2:08:15 to 2:08:35( Edit History Discussion )

John Barrow: bill -- this bill on the floor so early in this congress when we spent most of the last two years trying to enact it. i thin that says something very positive about the commitment of this new congress and of our new president to improving health care for all americans. h.r. 2 will allow us to enroll four million more kids in programs like georgia's peach care who are just as eligible as

2:08:36 to 2:08:56( Edit History Discussion )

John Barrow: the seven million kids who are already enrolled. it's not a free lunch. parents will still have to pay what they can afford to pay. but their kids will be able to go to the doctor where they get good preventive care at the lowest cost and keep them out of the emergency room where they get the least effective care at the greatest possible cost to ?? the taxpayer. that's more health care, better outcomes, at a less cost.

2:08:57 to 2:09:00( Edit History Discussion )

John Barrow: it's not only the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do. that's why i'm proud to be a