[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19566-19567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        WHOSE SIDE ARE THEY ON?

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, whose side are they on? Whose side are 
they on? This is the same party that in the 1960s told the country that 
Medicare would destroy the country. Whose side are they on? We are on 
the side of the American people. In 2007, three out of 10 young adults 
had no health insurance, none. Whose side are they on?
  We will eliminate the doughnut hole with this bill, the doughnut hole 
that sticks so many senior citizens with full prices for their 
prescriptions. We'll take care of that with this bill. Whose

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side are they on? We'll end medical bankruptcies. So many people have 
lost their homes because of illness. We'll take care of that. Whose 
side are they on? They are making these false claims that the 
government will come between you and your doctor. Insurance companies 
come between you and your doctor right now.
  They say that you'll wait in line. Don't believe it. Don't believe 
it. We're finally putting people in line and saying, You can walk in 
and make an appointment just like they can. Before I yield back, I have 
one last question: Whose side are they on?

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