[0] HEARING OF THE HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR AND PENSIONS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE SUBJECT: EXAMINING THE SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE OPTION CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT ANDREWS (D-NJ) WITNESSES: REPRESENTATIVE JOHN CONYERS (D-MI); DR. MARCIA ANGELL, SENIOR LECTURER IN SOCIAL MEDICINE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL; DAVID GRATZER, SENIOR FELLOW, MANHATTAN INSTITUTE;... (Part 3).
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HEARING OF THE HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR AND PENSIONS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE SUBJECT: EXAMINING THE SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE OPTION CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT ANDREWS (D-NJ) WITNESSES: REPRESENTATIVE JOHN CONYERS (D-MI); DR. MARCIA ANGELL, SENIOR LECTURER IN SOCIAL MEDICINE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL; DAVID GRATZER, SENIOR FELLOW, MANHATTAN INSTITUTE; GERI JENKINS, CO-PRESIDENT, CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION/ NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE; DR. WALTER TSOU, NATIONAL BOARD ADVISOR, PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM; LOCATION: 2175 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING TIME: 10:30 A.M. EDT DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009(Part 3)
It all could be done. And I'm asking you to consider the political necessity of bringing up a bill that they said was off the table. Then they say, well, it couldn't pass.
Well, I think that the American people are watching very closely, and I am saying that now is the time. And I thank you for allowing me to make this introduction and to include the papers that I would like to be part of the record as well. Thank you for this opportunity, ladies and gentlemen. (Applause.) REP. ANDREWS: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As usual, you have contributed a great deal of substance and given us an awful lot to think about, which we're going to think about right now with the witnesses that we have coming up. And I can assure you that the principles you're putting forward will be very much a part of this committee's deliberations and...
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