House Proceeding on Mar 11th, 2009 :: 0:06:20 to 0:26:20
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Speech By: Jason Altmire

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Jason Altmire: they're seeing their job laid

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aufs, they're seeing their wages go down, they're seeing their income go down. and what do they see out of this house and this washington? they're seeing spending go through the roof. they're seeing 10 mothers increases on top of almost 10% increases. they're seeing almost a quarter of the nation's growth in wealth all being sucked right into this nation's capitol and spent in this city.

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Bart Stupak: mr. speaker, the american people did indeed vote for change but this is not what they were hoping for. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> mr. speak consent to address the house for one minute and to rn my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered.

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Speech By: Bart Stupak

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Bart Stupak: mr. stupak: mr. speaker, as chairman of the committee on ersight and investigations, i've investigated our food supply over the past two years. the recent peanut butter salmonella outbreak is just the latest in a string of food borne illnesses that affect 75 million americans every year.

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Bart Stupak: i joined chairman dingell and and drug administration globalization act of 2009. h.r. 759 would give the f.d.a. not only the financial resources but also the regulatory tools to ensure the safety of food we eat and the drugs we take. if this legislation would have been in place, the f.d.a. would have had the authority as well as the resources to prevent the current salmonella outbreak

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Bart Stupak: from occurri. tools such as resources for increased inspections, access

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Jeff Flake: to inspection records, mandatory recall authorities, strong penalties and require testing facilities to send their results to the f.d.a. congress faces be ambitious agenda in the coming months, but more than 600 illnesses and nine deaths linked to the current salmonella outbreak underscore the importance of enacting this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: Jeff Flake

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Jeff Flake: gentleman yields back the for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. flake: mr. speaker, in about an hour and a half president obama's expected to announce major earmark reforms as he signs an omnibus spending bill with 9,000 earmarks. this gives voice to st. augustine's lament, give me sew bright but not yet.

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Jeff Flake: but, mr. speaker, it's still a good thing and it's still long overdue, and we still shouldn't have to look to the president to save them from ourselves. this problem is our problem. i hope he'll announce that he will not sign legislation that will allow no-bid contracts,

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Jeff Flake: connelly directed no-bid contracts to go into effect. we have seen what that has done to the congress, the signed of circular fundraising that

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Loretta Sanchez: happens, cmpaign contributions that result. d it does not uphold the dignity and decorum of this body, so i hope we can make major earmark reforms with e president and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempe: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? ms. sanchez: to address the

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Speech By: Loretta Sanchez

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Loretta Sanchez: revise andxtend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to celebrate march red cross month. since 1943 we have been celebrating march red cross month to promote the services provided to t public by the red cross. the red cross has been at the fore front of helping

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Loretta Sanchez: individuals and families prevent, prepare for and respond to large and small sasters for more than 127 years. over the last year, more than five million people throughout the united states took advantage of educational opportunities from the red oss for c.p.r. training, first aid and lifeguard training classes. and in orange county,

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Loretta Sanchez: calirnia, the local red cross chapter places great emphasis on community traing. in fact, on april 18, the american red cross in orange countyill be hosting the fifth annual c.p.r.a. -- c.p.r.

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Sue Wilkins Myrick: class at angel stadium which will train children and adults in c.p.r. and first aid. i would like to thank the red cross for providing our communities safer and help them natural disasters. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: Sue Wilkins Myrick

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Sue Wilkins Myrick: gentlelady yi time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? jks to address the house for one minute. >> thank you. i reinoduced the scott gardner act which would make it a mandatory detention and deportation if an illegal alien is caught driving drunk.

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Sue Wilkins Myrick: scott gardner was a beloved father and teacher and husband in my district and he was trically killed by an illegal alien driving drunk who remained in our country despite the fact that he had previous d.w.i. convictio. it would aid in the enforcement

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Sue Wilkins Myrick: in our immigration laws by having us share and collect information during our it's a travesty that we in this country allow illegal immigrants to remain here after being found guilty of driving

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Sue Wilkins Myrick: drunk. some of my district -- some in my district have recently

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Michael Arcuri: stated that driving offenses are minor offenses. i'm sure family would disagree. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yielding back. for w ??gentleman from new york rise? mr. arcuri: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so or mr. arcuri: mr. speaker, this week the president took a

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Speech By: Michael Arcuri

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Michael Arcuri: critical step to boost groundbreaking stem cell research and restore scientific integrity across government. the president signed an executive order lifting the ban on federal funding for promising embryonic stem cell research. in doing so heffirmed the administration's support of finding cures for diseases like alzheimer's, parkinson's, heart disease and diabetes that cause pain and suffering all over the world.

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Michael Arcuri: many thoughtful and decent people are conflicted about our strongly -- or strongly opposed to this research. the president understands their concerns and respects their point of view. that is why the administration will develop and rigorously enforce struck ethical guidelines and zero tolerance for misuse and abuse. this order does not open the door for cloning human reproduction in any way.

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Michael Arcuri: we are all opposed to that. but rather it unleshes and unharnesses e potential of what this country can

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John Fleming: accomplish to eliminate the ravages of t the affects that they impose upon humanity. thank you, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlemayields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? mr. flemin house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered.

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Speech By: John Fleming

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John Fleming: mr. fleming: mr. speaker, i rise today as a father, a physician and a congressman to express my deep concern over the administration's decision to allow taxpayer dollars to incentivize the destruction of human embryos. for the first time in our country's history, the federal government is going to encourage the destruction of human embryos.

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John Fleming: newer techniques for making embryonic-like cells and umbilical cord blood treatments shows that stem cell research is becoming obsolete. over 73 different diseases have been treated, at least experimentally with adult or

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John Fleming: cord blood stem cells such as type 1 diabetes. taxpayers are now footing the bill for promotion of abortion overas. doctors are being forced to perform abortions regardless of moral or religious objections and now taxpayer funds are going to destroy human embryos in the name of research. embryonic stem cell research provides no guarantee of

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James Jordan: scientific advancement but it es guarantee the innocent unborn have lost a critical time. the what purpose doethe gentleman rise? mr. moran: to address the house for one minute and revis and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. moran: we will never know

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Speech By: James Jordan

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James Jordan: how many people around the world have suffered debilitating shorter lives, from alzheimer's, parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, a host of diseases as a result of president bush's decision to severely restrict stem cl research. but we do know that human civilization is only progressed

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Speech By: James P. Moran

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James P. Moran: when its leaders have the courage to reduce -- to resist

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Speech By: James Jordan

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James Jordan: religious, politicalnd economic dogma in the pursuit of truth and scientific discovery.

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Speech By: James P. Moran

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James P. Moran: science and medical research offers us all an opportunity to reduce human suffering and advance human potential.

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Speech By: James Jordan

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James Jordan: i believe that is god's will. president obama did the right thing in reversing that anti-science presidential directive, but now it is up to the congress to reverse the

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Joseph R. Pitts: existing congressional restriction on federal funding of stem ce thank you, mr. speaker. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman mr. pitts: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. pitts: the senate passed the $410 billion omnibus spending bill last night containing some 9,000 special interest earmarks.

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Speech By: Joseph R. Pitts

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Joseph R. Pitts: sadly it included a provision that will effectively kill a popular and successful program here in our nation's capal that provides a ray of hope for the children it serves. the d.c. opportunity scholarship program provides low-income families with a voucher they can use to attend the school of thei choice. for many students this provides the opportunity to get out of

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Joseph R. Pitts: dangerous and failing public schools into private schools that provide them with a safe environment and quality education. this program is under attack by politicians in congress, many of whom send their own children to private schools. if school choice is good enough for their kids, why not school choice for everyone? i urge the president who has chosen private school for his

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Joseph R. Pitts: own children to veto this

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Bobby Bright: special interest pork-laden bill and work with congress towards meaningful education reform. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: t gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, as many of you have heard a tragic shooting occurred yesterday in geneva in coffee counties in alama. without question this is one of

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Speech By: Bobby Bright

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Bobby Bright: the worst tragedies our state and our nation has seen in quite some time. my thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and with the entire wire grass community in southeast, alabama. the details are still being confirmed but do i know our community owes a debt of gratitude to the local law enforcement officials who bravely put them selves in the line of fire.

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Bobby Bright: without their swift actions and courage, the tragedy could have been even worse than it was yesterday. i will be returning to my district later today t local leaders and law enforcement officials in any way that i can and to be with my constituents as we mourn the loss of friends and neighbors. i ask that all of my colleagues here in the house and people

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Bobby Bright: watching right now from around the country keep the people of southeasalabama in your

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Paul Braun, Jr.: thoughts and prayers. mr. speaker, i thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yiel balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia. for what purpose does do you rise? mr. broun: i ask unanimous consent to address the hou for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered.

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Speech By: Paul Braun, Jr.

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Paul Braun, Jr.: mr. broun: are the economic engine that drives this great nation. america's economic engine doesn't run on pork. even though we are in a recession, congress continues to take hard-earned tax dollars and send them towards pork projects like tattoo remolves, and

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Paul Braun, Jr.: studying pig manure. in fact, the omnibus bill sent to the white house last night contains nearly 8,000 earmarks, costing taxpayers more than $11 billion. monday night i had a telephone town hall with my constituents back home in georgia. one caller, mr. john ahern from

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Paul Braun, Jr.: athens, hit the nail on the head with his question on spending. quote, why an't politicians held accountable like families and taxpayers? why indeed. there are members on both sides of the aisle that are so used to the spending of yesterday they cannot bear the thought of tightening their belts today. how are we going to justify cking the pockets of taxpayers

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Paul Braun, Jr.: to literally pay for big poop? this bill spends too much, taxes too much, boros too much. i urge a veto of the omni us in -- ominous omnibus bill and its

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James R. Langevin: 8,000 earmarks. there are john aherns all this country who demand that. a veto would give it to them. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise? mr. langevin: i ask u consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered.

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Speech By: James R. Langevin

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James R. Langevin: mr. langevin: recently had the distinct honor and privilege of witnessing an historic and defing moment i our nation's history. one i believe will fundamentally alter the course of science and medicine in the same manner as did the discovery of the first vaccine or x-ray or other significant scientific and medical discoveries in this country.

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James R. Langevin: on monday, president obama signed an execuve order lifting the ban on the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. as someone who lived with a spinal chord injury for over 28 years, i held on to the hope that one day i might walk again. this executive order is not about me or even about spinal chord injuries. it is about the millions of

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James R. Langevin: people living with chronic and disabling diseases, illnesses, and conditions for which this research may one day hold the promise of new treatments and cures. it's about responsible investment into sciences and technology that is will ensure our nation's continued economic competitiveness into the 21st century. there is still much work to be done. i look forward to working with my congressional colleagues on

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James R. Langevin: this issue to ensure the responsible policies based on

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Lamar S. Smith: sound science are enacted. this is truly an historic event. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: "the new york times" asserted that president obama enjoyed,

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Speech By: Lamar S. Smith

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Lamar S. Smith: quote, remarkably high levels of optimism and confidence, end quote, among americans. the very same day gallup released a poll with very similar results as the "times" poll but it characterized it as quote typical how the last several presidents have fared at the one-month mar end quote. in other words, not remarkable.

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Lamar S. Smith: gallup also found the number of people who disapproved of the way president obama is doing his job had doubled in just one month. from 12% to 24%. and noted that president obama's disapproval rating was higher than the average of the last six presidents. the times in gallium had similar

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Lamar S. Smith: polling results, but the "times" gave a very biased report and ignored the historical facts.

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Charlie Melancon: americans need the media to be objective cheerleaders. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like take this time to commend mr. robert p. paige, an outstanding citizen and business leader from louisiana.

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Speech By: Charlie Melancon

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Charlie Melancon: he's about complete his term as president of the national association of insurance agents. mr. paige has distinguished himself throughout his career as a professional insurance agent, even serving as president of the professional insurance agents of louisiana. and he has exhibited only the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and professionalism. despite suffering personal losses as a rufflet hurrines

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Charlie Melancon: katrina, rita, and gustav, he's provided uninterrupted service to his clients. going above and beyond the call of duty to assist his fellow citizens who also suffered devastating losses as a result of the hurricanes. mr. paige is a tireless advocate for developing a national consensus to come up with a better mechanism to deal with natural catastrophe throughout the united states, serving as a

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Charlie Melancon: founding member of the professional insurance agents natural catastrophe task force. with his years of hard work and dedication, mr. paige has earned the respect and admiration of his many professionals colleagues throughout the insurance industry and exemplified the motto of his insurance association. local agents serving main seet america. therefore i'd like to congratulate and commendobert

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Charlie Melancon: p. paige upon the successful completion of his term as president of the national association of professional

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Ted Poe: insurance agents. i thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. poe: mr. speaker, somebody has to pay for this massive wasteful spending by the federal government. so to obtain more revenue the budget proposal is to cut deductions americans now

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: receive. the charitable giving deduction will be cut. thus charities not government entities by the way, such as churches, the ymca, groups such as that that feed the hungry and help in disasters take care of cre victims, help the homeless will be struggling for funds in the future. now the government will get that money. the removal of this deduction

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Ted Poe: will discourage gifts by americans. americans are the mos cheerful and -- contributors in the world to charities. but that may now end. the home mortgage deduction also is going to be reduced. the effect of reducing this deduction and the charitable giving deduction will have the effect of a stealth tax increase on all americans. mr. speaker, it doesn't make any

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Ted Poe: sense to raise taxes on anyone

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Charlie Wilson: during a recession. except homeowners and those that give to the needy. that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: t mr. speaker, i'm proud to have supported the american recovery and reinvestment act.

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Speech By: Charlie Wilson

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Charlie Wilson: it's one of the first steps we took on our journey to strengthen and improve our we can't fix our economy without fixing health care. the recovery plan will provide $20 billion to speed the adoption of health information. technology systems by doctors and hospitals. this will modernize our health

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Charlie Wilson: care system, reduce medical errors, save billions of dollars, and create jobs. recently i visited holeser medical center in my district in ohio. doctors there showed me howle it helps them speed medical records from doctor to doctor and cut down on extra medical tests.

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Charlie Wilson: that saves time and money. congressional estimates that the health i.t. investments will generate up to $40 billion in savings for medicare and private health insurance compani. those savings could be passed along to american families. i look forward to watching continued improvements at