Senate Proceeding on Aug 1st, 2007 :: 0:07:03 to 0:08:58
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Speech By: Harry Reid

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Harry Reid: this week. there's been so much delay in this chamber. i know the senator from -- the majority leader really wishes to move through and get these things done, and i hope we can do that. i did want

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Byron Dorgan: to mention to the senator from nevada that i have offered to the children's health insurance bill the indian health care improvement act. i did that yesterday, i offered that as an amendment. there

0:07:03 to 0:08:58( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Byron Dorgan
Bill: S. 1200: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007

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Byron Dorgan: are three million children who would be benefited by the children's health insurance bill bill, but there are two million American Indians that are subject to full-scale health care rationing. it's unbelievable

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Byron Dorgan: what's happening, two million of them. . and it is -- we've had 11 separate bills introduced in the congress since the authorization for the indian health care improvement act expired some years ago,

0:07:43 to 0:07:57( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: 11 of them, and none of them have moved. and so i offer the amendment just because i felt i had to to the indian health care -- to the children's health insurance program that is on the floor. so i indicate

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Byron Dorgan: yesterday, however, in response to senator Baucus, who said that he would mark up on September 12 in the finance committee his version of the bill, i've marked it up in my committee, the Indian affairs committee.

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Byron Dorgan: committee. i indicate ed to him i would withdraw that amendment from the children's health insurance bill if i could get a commitment to get that bill to the floor of the senate. this is urgent. we

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Byron Dorgan: have an urgent problem with respect to rationing of health care with american indians. so would i ask my colleague, i know we have visited about it, i know how strongly he supports american indians

0:08:26 to 0:08:39( Edit History Discussion )

Byron Dorgan: and health care for American Indians. would i ask the majority leader if we could have that commitment to get that bill to the floor of the senate, and if we can do that, i certainly will withdrawal withdraw the

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Byron Dorgan: amendment here in anticipation of having that debate in the next couple of months here in the senate.

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Harry Reid: I say to my friend, the distinguished chairman of the indian affairs committee, someone who has been a tireless advocate for native Americans his entire career, i have 22 different tribal organizations in the state of Nevada. you say rationing health care. i think that's even being

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Speech By: Harry Reid
Bill: S. 1200: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007

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