Senate Proceeding on Jan 29th, 2009 :: 2:40:10 to 2:41:00
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Jon Kyl: daschle described. the ranking member of the finance committee, senator grassley, as well as senators hatch and roberts, some of the very bipartisan people around here, among other members who worked hard for a number of years on a bipartisan bill, but that isn't the bill that's before us today. rather than following the example set by senators grassley, hatch and roberts, the

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Speech By: Jon Kyl

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Jon Kyl: sponsors of this bill chose to focus on the partisan issues that highlight the 20% upon which it's impossible to agree. i hope that isn't the first taste of how the next two years will be here in the senate. madam president, i'll close my remarks but i want to remind folks that we can do better. in general, if we work together on bipartisan bills, we can

2:40:36 to 2:40:57( Edit History Discussion )

Jon Kyl: produce a better product. senator kennedy and i have been doing that for a long time in e health, education, labor and pensions committee. i think the bill before us today should focus on covering low-income american kids first, and i hope that as we continue working on health care reform, we can work together rather than against each other so that we can put the best policies before the american people.

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Jon Kyl: we can do better, we must do better.