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if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularly children's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were locked out, almost in the way that franklin roosevelt's polio gave him a different degree. >> i have always felt that his embassy was natural, because like so many -- his empathy was natural. he knew what it was like to be damaged. he had tremendous identification of sympathy and a desire to improve the lives of those who had been damaged. do you agree with that? >> absolutely. he tells interesting stories about lbj and the fact that lbj had offered -- or bobby had offered to go and negotiate the vietnamese situation for lbj. had he done that, teddy says he would have then been so caught up in the peacemaki
if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularly children's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were...
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if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularlychildren's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were locked out, almost in the way that franklin roosevelt's polio gave him a different degree. >> i have always felt that his embassy was natural, because like so many -- his empathy was natural. he knew what it was like to be damaged. he had tremendous identification of sympathy and a desire to improve the lives of those who had been damaged. do you agree with that? >> absolutely. he tells interesting stories about lbj and the fact that lbj had offered -- or bobby had offered to go and negotiate the vietnamese situation for lbj. had he done that, teddy says he would have then been so caught up in the peacemakin
if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularlychildren's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were...
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one of them is senator orrin hatch, who says that you cannot put this mandate on the american people. the interesting thing about that mandate is that some people in news articles do not have health insurance and they say that they would rather pay the fee of these bills to the government. which would be cheaper than paying the premiums. lawmakers are conflicted, they are hearing a lot of different opinions on what people want. that is why this was so difficult. the white house knew that this would be one of their most difficult tests going in. host: ben bernanke is going to capitol hill this week, it will be his confirmation hearing. what are you looking for? guest: this will be an interesting hearing. when he was nominated by president bush he was approved by a voice vote in the senate. only one senator voiced opposition. he is popular amongst members, but i expect in the grill on a number of issues about the deficit. aking crop -- a proposal from ron paul to suggest that the federal reserve subjects to government audits. that has received many sponsors, even though barney frank wan
one of them is senator orrin hatch, who says that you cannot put this mandate on the american people. the interesting thing about that mandate is that some people in news articles do not have health insurance and they say that they would rather pay the fee of these bills to the government. which would be cheaper than paying the premiums. lawmakers are conflicted, they are hearing a lot of different opinions on what people want. that is why this was so difficult. the white house knew that this...
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orrin hatch was the chairman.hen the supreme court slowly passer waited -- exacerbated, decreased what it can do. and abstinence groups throughout the country do improve the girls and boys who were in their schools. they started out something like 30% think free sex is okay, they end up saying 80% are opposed to that. but that isn't what congress -- we go after abortion and contraceps as a way to take care of that, and with aids, get the cure for aids, not suggest maybe it's not a good idea. >> yeah. ladies and gentlemen, my guest has been admiral jeremiah a. denton jr. this is a new edition, 30% new material, this book, "when hell was in session." i cannot commend it to you more highly. he is one of the great americans, a great american hero. what he has to say is important. thank you, sir. thank you for your service to our country. >> thank you, mr. liddy. >> radio has never sounded so red, white and blue. [inaudible conversations] >> admiral jeremiah denton represented alabama in the u.s. senate from 1981-1987.
orrin hatch was the chairman.hen the supreme court slowly passer waited -- exacerbated, decreased what it can do. and abstinence groups throughout the country do improve the girls and boys who were in their schools. they started out something like 30% think free sex is okay, they end up saying 80% are opposed to that. but that isn't what congress -- we go after abortion and contraceps as a way to take care of that, and with aids, get the cure for aids, not suggest maybe it's not a good idea....
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caller: i like it when orrin hatch talked about the bills that have been passed, 85 senators or 90 senatorsing. the way that politics are so bitter and partisan, i think this will make the politics worse in the country. if that does not come together with at least 85 people, it will make a partisan politics even worse. guest: i fundamentally agree with that assessment in this respect, when you have a situation where the majority is insisting upon another expansion of government, you will have a strong reaction from those of us who want less government and more freedom. and as long as that's the basis narrative of this politics, we will have this situation. guest: a lot of narrative injected by president clinton that big government is over, and that's a çrhetorical ascension and the big guns were lotted for big government. guest: actually that was not an ascesion by the government but the americans. host: we have robert joining us, good morning. please go ahead. caller: yes, sir, i am a 75-year-old african-american from mississippi and i am also a vietnam veteran, i]i have a problem with th
caller: i like it when orrin hatch talked about the bills that have been passed, 85 senators or 90 senatorsing. the way that politics are so bitter and partisan, i think this will make the politics worse in the country. if that does not come together with at least 85 people, it will make a partisan politics even worse. guest: i fundamentally agree with that assessment in this respect, when you have a situation where the majority is insisting upon another expansion of government, you will have a...
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if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularly children's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were locked out, almost in the way that franklin roosevelt's polio gave him a different degree. >> i have always felt that his embassy was natural, because like so many -- his empathy was natural. he knew what it was like to be damaged. he had tremendous identification of sympathy and a desire to improve the lives of those who had been damaged. do you agree with that? >> absolutely. he tells interesting stories about lbj and the fact that lbj had offered -- or bobby had offered to go and negotiate the vietnamese situation for lbj. had he done that, teddy says he would have then been so caught up in the peacemaki
if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularly children's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were...
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if i can get help from orrin hatch, i am going to go with them. the times were different.it was not because he was on principle or completely flexible, it was actually because he had a set of principals. >> he knew you could not do it all at once. >> also i think this can next to what we were saying earlier. why did he become a more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk or rfk. i think it had to do with the adversity he suffered and his identifying with people who were suffering in a locked out almost in the way that the roosevelt's polio did. >> i have always felt his empathy was natural. like so many among us, he knew what it was like to be hurt, to be damaged and he had tremendous identification and a desire to improve the lives of those who have been damaged. do you agree? >> absolutely. there is history made in this book. he tells a really interesting stories about lbj and the fact that he had offered, or bobby, had offered to go and negotiate the vietnamese situation for lgbt -- situation for lbj. he would have been so caught up in the peacema
if i can get help from orrin hatch, i am going to go with them. the times were different.it was not because he was on principle or completely flexible, it was actually because he had a set of principals. >> he knew you could not do it all at once. >> also i think this can next to what we were saying earlier. why did he become a more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk or rfk. i think it had to do with the adversity he suffered and his identifying with...
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if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularlyhildren's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were locked out, almost in the way that franklin roosevelt's polio gave him a different degree. >> i have always felt that his embassy was natural, because like so many -- his empathy was natural. he knew what it was like to be damaged. he had tremendous identification of sympathy and a desire to improve the lives of those who had been damaged. do you agree with that? >> absolutely. he tells interesting stories about lbj and the fact that lbj had offered -- or bobby had offered to go and negotiate the vietnamese situation for lbj. had he done that, teddy says he would have then been so caught up in the peacemaking
if i can get help from orrin hatch, who was one of his great partners are a lot of things, particularlyhildren's health care, i will go with them. it -- the times were different. it was not because he was unprincipled or completely flexible. it was because he had a set of principles. >> why did he become more liberal as time went on? that was not necessarily true of jfk. it has a lot to do with the adversity he suffered, and his identifying with people who had suffered and who were locked...
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senator orrin hatch. you know what he said? he said that passing it was the mark of a compassionate, caring congress. we still have millions of kids who aren't covered by that health insurance. so compassion could be the mark of this congress if we act with respect, with courage and with cooperation. i don't think we can stop now. i don't think there is any option but to get this job done after all these years. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: mr. president, my distinguished colleague from massachusetts has been talking about the urgency of now and the importance of this legislation has done so mass tperly. we have been -- masterfully. we have been debating health care for weeks. we have been debating it for months if you think about the markups that took place in the health committee as well as in the senate finance committee. we have been debating it even more if you consider the time of negotiations that took place between a group of six members of
senator orrin hatch. you know what he said? he said that passing it was the mark of a compassionate, caring congress. we still have millions of kids who aren't covered by that health insurance. so compassion could be the mark of this congress if we act with respect, with courage and with cooperation. i don't think we can stop now. i don't think there is any option but to get this job done after all these years. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from...
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there was a time the court did orrin hatch for support of the children's health insurance program byhis chief of staff serenade the senator with a song -- orinn road in self. recent cookies on a china plate to sweeten a crusty republican colleague. how he won the support of a texas committee chairman on an immigration bill -- teddy walked into a meeting with a plain manila envelope and showed only the chairman it was filled with the texans famous cigars. when the negotiations were going well he would into the envelope closer to the chairman. when they were not, he would pull it back. [laughter] before long, the deal was done. it was only a few years ago on st. patrick's day when teddy but hold me on the floor of the senate for my support of a certain piece of legislation coming up for a vote. i gave my pledge but i expressed skepticism that it would pass. when the roll call was over, the bill garnered the boat that was needed and then some. i looked at teddy with a stylish -- astonishment and ask, how he'd done it. -- pat in the back and said, look of the irish. of course, luck had l
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. >> of like to call on the ranking member, senator orrin hatch >> this is an interesting subject. >> it is true, why do not we see higher prices and only one extremely small sector of the texting business? customers to pay for each specific test message -- that is what you brought. shouldn't that make that less than 2%? is there really that much to be made in that subsection of the market? >> i think it is important to note that that is one example. it is similar to other services. pricing it high is a way to hurt consumers and the monthly plan that may result in more minutes in the consumer will use our need. they may buy a 200 plan and their back to paying 20 cents. for us, we are not alluding to this. we are saying to people do not need to sit in a rooming, but a plan for consumers to see the same in the marketplace. consumers are being charged the maximum amount that they are willing to pay. rather than the lowest cost. >> what to be the respective companies profit margin? >> i do not have the exact number for that. you could assume that because 99% of text messages are on the ra
. >> of like to call on the ranking member, senator orrin hatch >> this is an interesting subject. >> it is true, why do not we see higher prices and only one extremely small sector of the texting business? customers to pay for each specific test message -- that is what you brought. shouldn't that make that less than 2%? is there really that much to be made in that subsection of the market? >> i think it is important to note that that is one example. it is similar to...
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i would compliment senator biden and senator orrin hatch, who were chairman and ranking member respectivelywho works so hard to get this passed. of a fort to working with members of the committee and -- i look forward to working with members of the committee. the victim of service providers. most importantly,ht the women ad families who were threatened with violence. we have an extraordinary panel with us. first will be catherine pierce. see is the acting director at the justice department. of course karen tronsgrard- scott, who i've known for many years. she is the leader in for montan vermont. i mention karen because people think of for mvermont with low e rate and everything else. we have domestic violence in every state. every state, every situation. ççsometimes in more ruralt( a, it is more hidden because it is something people do not want to talk about. t(i know that. the witnesses will beç sharing the personal stories with the committeeç. one has gone on to become a successful actor. what has become a passionate advocate for victims in california -- one has become a passionate ad
i would compliment senator biden and senator orrin hatch, who were chairman and ranking member respectivelywho works so hard to get this passed. of a fort to working with members of the committee and -- i look forward to working with members of the committee. the victim of service providers. most importantly,ht the women ad families who were threatened with violence. we have an extraordinary panel with us. first will be catherine pierce. see is the acting director at the justice department. of...
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one of them is senator orrin hatch, who says that you cannot put this mandate on the american people. the interesting thing about that mandate is that some people in news articles do not have health insurance and they say that they would rather pay the fee of these bills to the government. which would be cheaper than paying the premiums. lawmakers are conflicted, they are hearing a lot of different opinions on what people want. that is why this was so difficult. the white house knew that this would be one of their most difficult tests going in. host: ben bernanke is going to capitol hill this week, it will be his confirmation hearing. what are you looking for? guest: this will be an interesting hearing. when he was nominated by president bush he was approved by a voice vote in the senate. only one senator voiced opposition. he is popular amongst members, but i expect in the grill on a number of issues about the deficit. aking crop -- a proposal from ron paul to suggest that the federal reserve subjects to government audits. that has received many sponsors, even though barney frank wan
one of them is senator orrin hatch, who says that you cannot put this mandate on the american people. the interesting thing about that mandate is that some people in news articles do not have health insurance and they say that they would rather pay the fee of these bills to the government. which would be cheaper than paying the premiums. lawmakers are conflicted, they are hearing a lot of different opinions on what people want. that is why this was so difficult. the white house knew that this...
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senator orrin hatch, republican, utah, said reid's remarks were over the top. quote -- "that is extremely offensive," he told fox news. "it's language that should never be used, never be used. these days are not here now. senator saxby chambliss, republican georgia, suggested reid was starting to -- quote -- "crack" under the pressure of the health care reform debate." and, quote -- "i think it's beneath the dignity of the majority leader," senator tom coburn, republican oklahoma, said. "i am personally insulted." so this is a debate which has been spirited. this has been a debate which has been passionate. this has been a debate that i think has been very helpful to the american people. some of the back-and-forth that i've seen i think has been excellent. it's been excellent debate and discussion. i enjoyed it when the senator from montana and i had a discussion about various endorsements. i -- i appreciated the fact that senator durbin brought my record to light and questioned it. but most importantly, most of the conversation has been about the components of
senator orrin hatch, republican, utah, said reid's remarks were over the top. quote -- "that is extremely offensive," he told fox news. "it's language that should never be used, never be used. these days are not here now. senator saxby chambliss, republican georgia, suggested reid was starting to -- quote -- "crack" under the pressure of the health care reform debate." and, quote -- "i think it's beneath the dignity of the majority leader," senator tom...
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>> senator ben nelson and senator orrin hatch.they have introduced the amendment and hope it passes. i can confidently say it will probably not. >> what will the abortion amendment do? >> it would restrict abortion coverage by insurers to operate in these new exchanges. it would forbid the public option from covering most abortions altogether. the only abortions it could cover would be those related to rape or or the mother's life is in danger. >> there seems to be another holdup. what took so long? >> democratic leaders wanted to get rid of it last week. senator hatch objected to that. he said anti-abortion interest groups had not had enough time to review the amendment. >> can you name democrats that have indicated they may vote for this amendment? >> there are two of them. there may be two others but i am not sure. >> committee republicans will vote against it? >> most of them. the only two that i think will not are those from maine. they like the word as it is. >> what of the possible implications -- what are the possible impl
>> senator ben nelson and senator orrin hatch.they have introduced the amendment and hope it passes. i can confidently say it will probably not. >> what will the abortion amendment do? >> it would restrict abortion coverage by insurers to operate in these new exchanges. it would forbid the public option from covering most abortions altogether. the only abortions it could cover would be those related to rape or or the mother's life is in danger. >> there seems to be...
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co-sponsored by republican orrin hatch, mirrors the language that was inserted into the house bill that was pushed by rep bart stupak, a pro-life democrat from michigan. essentially it would make clear that no federal funds could be spent for abortion procedures as part of health care reform package. it would more directly codify that idea on the books and make it a little bit stronger than it already is. then nelson -- ben nelson has said it would not vote to end debate in the senate without language like this. we will see what happens if it does fail. the debate started last night and i expect some sort of vote next week. host: 51 not vote for passage without the abortion language included -- if he would not vote for passage without the abortion language included, harry reid would be bought -- one both shy. guest: some speculation as majority leader will put it in a catch all amendment with a bunch of stuff, legislative proposals, that will be voted on at the end. i have some sources telling me that what the majority leader will do is put compromise's language in the and then it -- po
co-sponsored by republican orrin hatch, mirrors the language that was inserted into the house bill that was pushed by rep bart stupak, a pro-life democrat from michigan. essentially it would make clear that no federal funds could be spent for abortion procedures as part of health care reform package. it would more directly codify that idea on the books and make it a little bit stronger than it already is. then nelson -- ben nelson has said it would not vote to end debate in the senate without...
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in utah, robert bennett and orrin hatch. in wyoming, john bo rah sew and michael enby. please remember these names. these are people who have stole health care for this country -- who have staaled health care in this country. they watched as day after day, month after month, people get sick and even die because they have no health coverage. i assure each and every one of you that have done anything to obstruct health care, people will remember. maybe not the people who die, but the people who loved them. the people whose names i read at our website, namesofthedead.com. these are people who are gone but the names, the list grows every single day until we solve this problem. then in the end, when we do solve this problem, and it's inevitable, every other industrial country in the entire world has health insurance for everyone, when we do join the ranks of those countries, people are going to remember who made that happen and show kindness and love to them. people are going to remember who blocked it and they'll show undying hatred. people are going to remember. you'll rem
in utah, robert bennett and orrin hatch. in wyoming, john bo rah sew and michael enby. please remember these names. these are people who have stole health care for this country -- who have staaled health care in this country. they watched as day after day, month after month, people get sick and even die because they have no health coverage. i assure each and every one of you that have done anything to obstruct health care, people will remember. maybe not the people who die, but the people who...
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there was a time the court did orrin hatch for support of the children's health insurance program byff serenade the senator with a song -- orinn road in self. recent cookies on a china plate to sweeten a crusty republican colleague. how he won the support of a texas committee chairman on an immigration bill -- teddy walked into a meeting with a plain manila envelope and showed only the chairman it was filled with the texans famous cigars. when the negotiations were going well he would into the envelope closer to the chairman. when they were not, he would pull it back. [laughter] before long, the deal was done. it was only a few years ago on st. patrick's day when teddy but hold me on the floor of the senate for my support of a certain piece of legislation coming up for a vote. i gave my pledge but i expressed skepticism that it would pass. when the roll call was over, the bill garnered the boat that was needed and then some. i looked at teddy with a stylish -- astonishment and ask, how he'd done it. -- pat in the back and said, look of the irish. of course, luck had little to do with
there was a time the court did orrin hatch for support of the children's health insurance program byff serenade the senator with a song -- orinn road in self. recent cookies on a china plate to sweeten a crusty republican colleague. how he won the support of a texas committee chairman on an immigration bill -- teddy walked into a meeting with a plain manila envelope and showed only the chairman it was filled with the texans famous cigars. when the negotiations were going well he would into the...
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senator ben nelson of nebraska and senator orrin hatch of utah.y've introduced the amendment, they hope it's going to pass, but i think i can pretty confidently say it's not going to pass. >> what would senator knell szob's abortion -- nelson's abortion amendment do? >> it would restrict abortion coverage by insurers who operate in these new exchanges the bill would create across the nation. it would also forbid the government-run insurance plan from covering abortions altogether, the only ones would be related to rape, incest or where the pregnant si threatens the mother's life. >> what took so long? >> yeah. senator nelson and democratic leaders wanted to get rid of it last week. i shouldn't say senator nelson wanted to get rid of it, but democratic senators did want to get rid of it. senator hatch on jekylled to that -- objected to that, so now it's ready to go. >> can you name democrats who have indicated they may vote for this amendment? >> there's two of them, i believe. senator nelson and senator bob casey. i think possibly byron dorgan, ma
senator ben nelson of nebraska and senator orrin hatch of utah.y've introduced the amendment, they hope it's going to pass, but i think i can pretty confidently say it's not going to pass. >> what would senator knell szob's abortion -- nelson's abortion amendment do? >> it would restrict abortion coverage by insurers who operate in these new exchanges the bill would create across the nation. it would also forbid the government-run insurance plan from covering abortions altogether,...
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and i think back about the comefntses that senator mcconnell has made on the floor, and i think orrin hatchhe other day from utah expanded on it. but anything that is this major, this major of a reform that we're going to live with for generations, it should be done on in a bipartisan way. and i know that senator hatch talked about the fact that something of this size should have 70 votesment, to pass a bill that will stand the test of time. earlier today i heard some of my frndles on the other side of the aisle talking about the fact that republicans walked away. and i don't look at it that way. but i remember that very early on when we saw the basic fundamental building blocks of this bill, almost every republican senator wrote a letter to senator reid, our majority leader, and told him that if there were going to be medicare cut cuts that were useo leverage a whole, new entitlement, we could not support bill. and so what did the majority leader and the finance chairman, max baucus do, they used that as one of the fundamental building blocks of this bill. and so that is the -- that's payi
and i think back about the comefntses that senator mcconnell has made on the floor, and i think orrin hatchhe other day from utah expanded on it. but anything that is this major, this major of a reform that we're going to live with for generations, it should be done on in a bipartisan way. and i know that senator hatch talked about the fact that something of this size should have 70 votesment, to pass a bill that will stand the test of time. earlier today i heard some of my frndles on the other...
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insurance program or chip, which john chafee and i wrote back in the mid-1990's, and ted kennedy and orrin hatch first established through the "help" committee in 1997. in a show of bipartisanship, which frankly, i am nostalgic for these days and which will cover more than 14 million children by the year 2013. today chip covers 7 million, but it's run out of its ten years so it has to be reauthorized. then we add on two more years and the program will keep going on and on, and children will have health insurance forever. passing health care reform will mean guaranteed prevention and wellness benefits for seniors so that they can get the regular checkups that are so important. it's a big tkaoefplt somebody told me once -- it's a big deal. somebody told me once that there are about 9 million american seniors who live alone. in west virginia, it might be on the tops of hills. but they are basically alone, by themselves. they are aged. they have problems. does anybody check in on them? does anybody call them? do they have a telephone? have you eaten your food today? do you have food? are you okay? d
insurance program or chip, which john chafee and i wrote back in the mid-1990's, and ted kennedy and orrin hatch first established through the "help" committee in 1997. in a show of bipartisanship, which frankly, i am nostalgic for these days and which will cover more than 14 million children by the year 2013. today chip covers 7 million, but it's run out of its ten years so it has to be reauthorized. then we add on two more years and the program will keep going on and on, and...
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but as long as i live, i'll never forget hi a partner named orrin hatch who made that possible. and that's not the only thing we worked on together but it was the very first thing i worked o. and he joined with me in that effort, it became the law of the land, and today millions of families manage to navigate that difficult time of making sure their families are going to get proper care and attention while they go out and work hard and try to provide for them as well. so i thank him for that and many other things as well. mr. hatch: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah is recognized. mr. hatch: mr. president, i want to thank my colleague. there's no question, he's a great senator and i've always enjoyed working with him. and we have done an awful lot together. i really want to compliment senator whitehouse too. he's a terrific human being be,, great addition to this senate and i have a lot of respect for him. he gives me heartburn from time to time, as does senator dodd, but on the other hand, they're great people and they're very sincere. our chairman of
but as long as i live, i'll never forget hi a partner named orrin hatch who made that possible. and that's not the only thing we worked on together but it was the very first thing i worked o. and he joined with me in that effort, it became the law of the land, and today millions of families manage to navigate that difficult time of making sure their families are going to get proper care and attention while they go out and work hard and try to provide for them as well. so i thank him for that...