may i also suggest that, or at least clarify that yes, alexander fleming did discover penicillin at stry's hospital. the answer to your question is, absolutely. that is what our health-care system is all about. you obviously had a very friendly driver. may i just make a plug for our taxi drivers who took the child and family to the right place. matrons are very powerful figures in our hospital and i'm glad to hear the doctor did the right thing. this is back in 1998. if the treatment was satisfactory then, a lot has changed since 1990. i was appointed in the hospital back in 1994. -- much has changed since 1998. the whole health service has been completely transformed. host: we appreciate your candor, sir. we want to let listeners and viewers know how they can get involved. we have a special line for residents of the united kingdom. we will be simulcasting live on the bbc parliament channel. for those across the pond would like to get involved in the conversation, please do. you can also send us an e-mails or a message by twitter. let's take all look at some comparisons of united state

may i also suggest that, or at least clarify that yes, alexander fleming did discover penicillin at st. mary's hospital. the answer to your question is, absolutely. that is what our health-care system is all about. you obviously had a very friendly driver. may i just make a plug for our taxi drivers who took the child and family to the right place. matrons are very powerful figures in our hospital and i'm glad to hear the doctor did the right thing. this is back in 1998. if the treatment was satisfactory then, a lot has changed since 1990. i was appointed in the hospital back in 1994. -- much has changed since 1998. the whole health service has been completely transformed. host: we appreciate your candor, sir. we want to let listeners and viewers know how they can get involved. we have a special line for residents of the united kingdom. we will be simulcasting live on the bbc parliament channel. for those across the pond would like to get involved in the conversation, please do. you can also send us an e-mails or a message by twitter. let's take all look at some comparisons of united s

you walk in that hospital, there's a gold plaque that says, on october 28, 1928, sir alexander fleming discovered penicillin in this hospital. which i'm sure is true. and it looked like it hadn't been painted since 1928. british hospitals, they're grody, they have buckets catching leaking rain, not reassuring. we got to the casualty ward, the e.r. a woman in a starched white uniform corm, the matron, she spots which of us has a problem, takes my daughter into a room, maybe 10 minutes later a doctor comes along, after while, she comes out, they've drained the pus, cleaned it, gave her a stern lecture on hygiene and she was cured. i felt great. i walked over to matron, pulled out my checkbook and matron says with great pride, oh, no, no, you may put away your checks we do it differently here, no bill, no paperwork, nothing they just give you health care. i turned to my wife and said, you know, there are different ways to deliver health care. they've got it figured out. that's when i started thinking and you know, we had lived in japan, that's a good health care system. i think maybe i or

may i also suggest that, or at least clarify that yes, alexander fleming did discover penicillin at st. mary's hospital. the answer to your question is, absolutely. that is what our health-care system is all about. you obviously had a very friendly driver. may i just make a plug for our taxi drivers who took the child and family to the right place. matrons are very powerful figures in our hospital and i'm glad to hear the doctor did the right thing. this is back in 1998. if the treatment was satisfactory then, a lot has changed since 1990. i was appointed in the hospital back in 1994. -- much has changed since 1998. the whole health service has been completely transformed. host: we appreciate your candor, sir. we want to let listeners and viewers know how they can get involved. we have a special line for residents of the united kingdom. we will be simulcasting live on the bbc parliament channel. for those across the pond would like to get involved in the conversation, please do. you can also send us an e-mails or a message by twitter. let's take all look at some comparisons of united s

you walk in that hospital and there is a gold plaque that says," on october 28, 1928, sir alexander flemingn in this hospital." it looks like it had not been painted since then. british hospitals are pretty gross. we get to the casualty ward, that is the emergency room, a woman in a white uniform who was the matron, takes my daughter into aoo

i am rodney alexander and i represent the fifth congressional district, lying to the north of baton rouge all the way to the arkansas line. i am also co op -- a co-sponsor of dr. fleming'se, to put everybody under one plan. i think it is even more misleading than having leaders, especially the president during his campaign, who often said, i want to make sure that everyone has access to the same type quality health care that members of congress have access to. well, i want to tell you, my wife and i have been here 42 years. my wife is a schoolteacher, a full and for over 30 years i have been a member of the louisiana state group benefits health plan, still am today. i do not have access to any more quality health care than the spouse of any other school teacher or state employees in the state of louisiana. the employee is that we have have to pick and choose from the cafeteria plan. some of the employees i have covered by blue cross blue shield. if i got off of the bird benefits plan, i would probably have to sign up on blue cross blue shield. but we have to pay for the insurance that we have. we do not have this high in the sky plan that many lead you to believe that w

i am rodney alexander and i represent the fifth congressional district, lying to the north of baton rouge all the way to the arkansas line. i am also co op -- a co-sponsor of dr. fleming's legislation, but i personally believe that if any of these bills lying on the floor pass, it really will not be relevant anyway. i think we will all be under one plan. i think that is the motive, to put everybody under one plan. i think it is even more misleading than having leaders, especially the president during his campaign, who often said, i want to make sure that everyone has access to the same type quality health care that members of congress have access to. well, i want to tell you, my wife and i have been here 42 years. my wife is a schoolteacher, a full and for over 30 years i have been a member of the louisiana state group benefits health plan, still am today. i do not have access to any more quality health care than the spouse of any other school teacher or state employees in the state of louisiana. the employee is that we have have to pick and choose from the cafeteria plan. if i was offered the group benefits plan, i would have to sign up with blue cross and blue shield.