House Proceeding 03-21-10 on Mar 21st, 2010 :: 0:24:25 to 0:25:45
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Sheila Jackson-Lee: i'm proud that he's sitting here today in that corner, i'm proud that he's a constituent of this great country. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman time has expired. the gentleman from wisconsin. the gentleman from wisconsin continues to reserve. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one

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Speech By: Sheila Jackson-Lee

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Sheila Jackson-Lee: minute. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. let me remind us of a man that does not live today but edward kennedy told us that he had a vision and a resolve, that the health care of americans would no longer count on whether or not they were wealthy americans. and we're reminded of the words of john f. kennedy that said, ask not what your country can do

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Sheila Jackson-Lee: for you but what you can do for your country. this is not an unfunded mandate because we know so well that the c.b.o. has said that this is one that will take care of itself, that the deficit will be reduced by $130 billion, that's a deficit -- that the deficit will be cut by $1.2 trillion, it eliminates the medicare doughnut

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Sheila Jackson-Lee: and it ensures some -- insu??s some 32 million people. but i am standing here today because 45,000 americans die every year like eric, a 32-year-old lawyer who went to the emergency room not once but three times.