Harkin: We Must Get Away From Sick Care To True Health Care

Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) shows his support for the Senate health care bill, saying "Our aim here is very simple: To recreate America as a wellness society, to get away from sick care to true health care." (0:56)
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Dodd Confident Senate Health Bill Will Pass

Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) confidently says, "This Congress, this Presidency, are going to sign into law a national health care program for all Americans." (0:15)
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Dodd: Health Bill Is An Opportunity To Make A Difference For All Americans

At a press conference Thursday marking the release of the Senate health care bill, HELP Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) says, "This is an opportunity that comes oh so rarely to any Congress to make a difference for 100% of your fellow citizens...[to] improve the quality of life for every single American for decades to come." (0:34)
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Reid Invokes Harry Truman's Call For Health Care Reform

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) invokes a statement former President Harry S. Truman wrote to Congress 64 years ago today that said “we should resolve now that the health of this nation is a national concern, that financial barriers in the way of attaining health shall be removed, that is, the health of all the citizens deserve the help of all the nation.” (0:27)
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America Has Waited A Long Time For Health Reform Says Reid

Says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), "We have been working to reform health care since the first half of the last century." (0:16)
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House Republican Conference Radio Row: Health Care Bill Will Not Help Small Businesses, Says Ohio Republican

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says both the House and Senate health care reform bills will not be affordable for small businesses. (0:15)
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