House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 3:58:45 to 4:01:10
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Carolyn McCarthy: that is massively more expensi will be based on government controls and regulations -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the time of the ge michigan has expired. the gentleman from new jersey has three minutes -- 3 1/2 minutes remaing. mr. andrews: the

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Speech By: Carolyn McCarthy

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Carolyn McCarthy: made a great contribution, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. mccarthy, is recognized for two minutes. the speaker pro mpore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mrs. mccarthy: i thank my colleague, were andrews, and i'd like to thank george miller you know, we have known for years that we have a shortage of doctors, especiall

3:59:26 to 3:59:50( Edit History Discussion )

Carolyn McCarthy: care doctors. we have a shortage of nurses, this bill is going to help that. you know, when we talk about and i hear so many charges coming from the other side, i say, where have i been for months sitting through the committees and heard what we were doing? i want to say that with the education and labor committee, the nurse training and

3:59:51 to 4:00:11( Edit History Discussion )

Carolyn McCarthy: retention act for t in nursing schools is in this bill, h.r. 3962. it can have more new nurses, but t to have those who are educated. we can have that in this bill too. i also want to say that the years i have been fighting with the insurance companies to make

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Carolyn McCarthy: sure that children that are born with disfigments on their face so they can corrections, so for long term they won't have scars. in this bill we are going to be able to say the plastic surgeons are going to be able to work on these children. think about a child that is

4:00:36 to 4:00:56( Edit History Discussion )

Carolyn McCarthy: born without an ear, the insurance company say that's cosmetic. that's not cosmetic. the ear is actually part of the bo better, but the scars, emotional scars that happen to the children that are born with these deformities, that is wrong. if we can't take care of our

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Carolyn McCarthy: children in this country, if we can't makeure our seniors on medicare get the kind of care that they need, i don't tell you -- i just went through surgery and i went to get my prescription filled. and my pharmacist said to me