collett, yes. host: go ahead -- caller: yes. host: go ahead. caller: to think that private insurance is a misnomer. is really public assistance insurance. the public is taking over all of the high-cost health situations. as soon as it gets into a high cost situation, when people get old or something like that, you get into a government assistance situation where the government is directing 60% of the money already. private insurance would not be very popular if they carried all the costs of everyone's health, but the high-cost ones are just covered by the government. host: a couple of health care stories here, something that might happen in the next couple of days, congressional leaders are bracing for a procedural ruling that could complicate their effort to approve major legislation by requiring the president to sign a bill into law before congress puts it through an expedited budget process. official word could come within days, presenting another hurdle for the president and democrats. looking at "of the washington post" to have a piece abo

her name is could he let -- collette. a few days ago a neighbor asked collette where her mom was.and i'm told that she answered, she's at work making sure everyone can go see a doctor. thanks, mom. thanks to all the moms throughout america who when we pass this bill will have a greater sense of security for their kids, for their families, for themselves. i know this bill is complicated. but it's also very simple. illness and infirmity are universal. and we are stronger against them together than we are alone. our bodies may fail us. our neighbors don't have to. in that shared strength is our nation's strength. and in this bill is a more prosperous and more just future. unfortunately much of this debate has been divisive. much of it has been irrelevant. we have seen angry people at the doorstep of the capitol. every president over the last century has said this is necessary for a great nation to do. my colleagues, how proud we must all be that our neighbors have elected us to come here in this, the people's house, to do this good work this night. i yield back the balance of my time

host: bedford, new hampshire come collette. -- new hampshire, collette. caller: i think the money is needed from the chamber of commerce to disseminate accurate information to the public. the democrats have been going on about this, 4000 people per week are dying because of no health insurance. i like to ask anybody how many dead bodies they have seen sitting around on the streets or anywhere else? myself, i have never seen one. i think the health insurance plan we have is working. host: i want to take a look at some other headlines in the news. this is from the world news page looking now the election in late iraq. a new set of results showing that the political bloc is retaining its narrow edge over the alliance headed by his chief rival. "the financial times" reports that the fed signals optimism over the u.s. economy. the u.s. fed give a slightly more upbeat outlook yesterday for the country's economy. looking at "the wall street journal" -- business sours on china. let's go to michigan where mary is on our democrats line. caller: yes, my husband and