TRNS Interviews House Majority Whip James Clyburn

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), who serves as the House Majority Whip. (7:08)
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House Majority Whip: No Decision On A Public Option

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) says the House has not made a decision as to which version of the public option will be in the final health care bill. (0:21)

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Clyburn: Cost Of Doing Nothing Outweighs Cost Of Health Reform

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) says Congress shouldn't worry about the cost of health care reform, but rather what it will cost if Congress does not pass legislation (0:11).
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Clyburn Says Health Care Reform Won't Be Too Expensive

White House Correspondent Victoria Jones interviews House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) about the state of health care reform. Rep. Clyburn says passing health care reform this year will cost money, but he warns that the cost of not reforming the health care system will be far greater in the long run. The South Carolina Democrat also says that he doesn't believe Republicans want the health care system changed. (9:25)
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Congressman Clyburn: Testifying on behalf of those who don’t have health care

Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) relates a personal experience to the importance of health care. Clyburn talks about his wife’s heart attack and five vessel bypass surgery which would have never been performed if her health care did not cover a second opinion. Clyburn says that the doctors took that second look “not because of what her disease was but because of who she was.” (1:31)
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