House Proceeding 03-10-09 on Mar 10th, 2009 :: 0:21:05 to 0:22:25
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Donald M. Payne: adjustable interest beginning now with any person 21 years old or younger. in conclusion god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. payne: ask permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. payne: mr. speaker, one of the most serious challenges facing our nation is the need

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Speech By: Donald M. Payne

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Donald M. Payne: for health care reform. to ensure access to quality and affordable health care for all families. it's shocking that nearly 46 million americans in the united states have no health care coverage. unless we act, estimates from the congressional budget office warns that the number of americans without health insurance will grow to about 54

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Donald M. Payne: million during the next 10 years. in meeting with health care professionals and with my constituents in new jersey, everyone agrees that changes in our current system are needed. congress has already taken some important steps. working with president obama we have enacted into law a much needed expansion of the state's

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Donald M. Payne: children's health insurance, schip. to ensure that the seven million children who currently participate in the program continue to receive current coverage. we also worked to provide $20 billion in critical funding in the economicecovery package to modernize our health care system through the adoption of the