House Proceeding on Jul 29th, 2009 :: 0:16:55 to 0:18:10
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John W. Olver: carefully with an eye to whether dr. holden will promote policy this is a maintain o liberties or that call for the heavy hand of government in our private lives. the speaker pro tem what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: John W. Olver

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John W. Olver: gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> this is our year for health insurance reform. the health insurance industry has reaped large profits over the last nine years, while americans' wagesave barely increased at all 30678% of the $1.8 trillion in premiums pays overhead cost, salaries,

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John W. Olver: administrative, lobbying, and profits, rather than health care. americans cannot afford that waste of scarce dollars. our health reform legislation will limit such overhead spding to no more than 15%. we have to refocus our priorities on the quality of health care itself. for example, the diabetes epidemic demonstrates

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John W. Olver: dramatically how critical preventive medicine is to america's children. 1/3 of all children born this decade are expected to develop diabetes in their lifetime. prevention of diabetes will