House Proceeding on Feb 24th, 2010 :: 1:40:00 to 1:41:30
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David Scott: the gentlewoman from maine is recognized. ms. pingree: i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute and a half. mr. scott: thank you, ms. pingree from maine, for allowing me to speak. mr. speaker, this is an important, important issue. it is at the crews balance of this entire debate on health care.

1:40:00 to 1:41:30( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: David Scott

1:40:03 to 1:40:24( Edit History Discussion )

David Scott: and it is this, we must bring down the cost of health care. and in surest way of bringing down the cost of a product or a service is through competition. the antitrust laws were put on the books. john d. rockefeller broke that

1:40:25 to 1:40:45( Edit History Discussion )

David Scott: up so we could bring competion. here we have now almost 100 years later the only industry that is exempted from antitrust is the insurance industry, the health insurance industry. surely we can agree on this. mr. speaker, let me just say one other thing, too, to my friends on the other side of the aisle. there was a great republican

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David Scott: who said a house divided against this structure will surely fall. but this nation is tired of seeing us divided. they want to see us find something, one or two things that we can agree on. america is yearning for republicans and democrats to come together on something that will help bring down the cost

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David Scott: of health care insurance, and nothing will be more surely to do that than to remove this exemption is beholden to the insurance company.

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