"History tells us that job growth always lags behind economic growth."
"The Senate Finance Committee approved a reform proposal that has both Democratic and Republican support."
"Medicare does just as good, if not better, at keeping people healthy" as Medicare Advantage.
On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.
Families are paying $900, on average, "in higher premiums because of uncompensated care."
"Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs."
Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."
"It’s a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight – Democrats and Republicans."
"The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain and simple."
If you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have."
"If we went back to the obesity rates that existed back in the 1980s, the Medicare system over several years could save as much as a trillion dollars."
"Nearly 46 million Americans don't have health insurance coverage today."
"I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits."
AARP is "endorsing" the health care reform bill.
"If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."
The health care plan for members of Congress "is no better than the janitor who cleans their offices."
Stimulus tax cuts "began showing up in paychecks of 4.8 million Indiana households about three months ago."
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