House Proceeding on Mar 18th, 2009 :: 0:12:30 to 0:13:40
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Jason Altmire: too much and they are going to spend too much of the taxpayer money. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. fo gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. altmire: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. passage of the long overdue

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Speech By: Jason Altmire

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Jason Altmire: schip bill, congress and the president expanded health care coverage to four million american children who were previously uncovered. and this single step did more to improveur health care system in one day than we had seen in eight years. but there is still more to be done. every individual, every family and every business in america struggles every day with health care costs. their inability to afford

0:13:10 to 0:13:30( Edit History Discussion )

Jason Altmire: coverage in the increased cost for good and services a result of health care costs for their business, this issue affects everybody in every way. but for the first time the president and congress plan to consider health care reform as part of the budget process so we can accurately count for the true cost of doing health care reform and of not doing health care reform which would be the

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Jason Altmire: price of inaction. health care costs increases are on an unsustainable course and we can no longer hide behind budget gimmicks and just pass