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0 all these horrible things. why go do it. but yesterday i said -- when i was i was for single payer, you said really? what about medicare, $200 billion in fraud -- >> your imitation of eric. >> sort of like that. blue cross blue shield association said in private insurance, there's $226 billion a year in waste, fraud and abuse. >> but they eat that. private companies eat the waste, fraud and abuse. >> really? >> in the government, we the taxpayer, eat that. >> fold that back up and use it for something else. >> it shows what the insurance companies are up to. >> her demeanor bothered a lot of...

0 it's where then governor mitt romney, democratic legislators, senator ted kennedy, many of the folks who are here today, joined forces to connect the progressive vision of health care for all with some ideas about markets and competition that had long been championed by conservatives. and as deval just said, it worked. it worked. [ applause ] >> mr. president -- [ inaudible ]. for our generation [ inaudible ] mr. president -- >> okay. [ inaudible ]. >> okay. we're talking about health care massachusetts. and the vast majority of citizens are happy with their coverage. [ applause ] and by the...

i reserve the balance of my time. ms. jackson lee: i reserve. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. who seeks time? mr. denham: i reserve my close, mr. chair. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves his time to close. ms. jackson lee: does the gentleman have speakers? the chair: the gentleman from california has the right to close. ms. jackson lee: does the gentleman have any speakers besides himself? mr. denham: i'm reserving for my personal close. the chair: the gentleman is reserving to close. ms. jackson lee: he has no other speakers -- he has no other speakers but himsel...

decision of laying some people off and i can empathize and understand when those individuals are in that situation. but what we're talking about here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, is just some commonsense reforms to allow the states to have the flexibility to do what is best for them in their local jurisdiction to try to empower the men and women from their districts so they have the opportunity to go back to work. i wholeheartedly disagree with the concept that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are arguing for tonight to strip that language that would give the states the...

have recognized marriage between same-sex couples, he has changed his mind. the american people are changing their mind about the propriety, the power, the desirability of same-sex marriages, and the powerful -- powerful role models they can be. with this step tay, we me steady progress because we are moving on our national fabric. we took one important step forward towards removing that stain on our nation's history. >> we will hear from mr. bloom and fall and then answer any questions. >> thank you chairman leahy and thank you for your leadership as well as senator feinstein. i am ...