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and never delivered the wheelchair. this came out of dade county, florida. so the point is, who is best designed to decide what you want, where you want it, and who you want to get it? you are. and if there's an economic incentive associated with that, with you and that you never allow some bureaucrat, whether it's insurance or the government to get between you and the provider. you're going to make the best decision for your economic and your health interest. one other point that has to be discussed is we don't spend money on prevention in government programs. and the only way we truly get out of the health care dilemma we're in is to prevent the chronic disease that we're seeing today. today we have sick care. we don't have health care. and we have five diseases that consume 75% of all of our health care dollars. all of them are preventible. if we were to change the emphasis which we have in our bill where we take this large amount of money the federal government's already spend and put it into prevention and wellness
and never delivered the wheelchair. this came out of dade county, florida. so the point is, who is best designed to decide what you want, where you want it, and who you want to get it? you are. and if there's an economic incentive associated with that, with you and that you never allow some bureaucrat, whether it's insurance or the government to get between you and the provider. you're going to make the best decision for your economic and your health interest. one other point that has to be...
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he was shot by a sniper as a result of his being in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. he was grateful to have served america. with that, mr. speaker, i yield to dr. broun of georgia. the speaker pro tempore: how much time do you yield to dr. broun? how much time? mr. wilson: as so much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. broun: madam speaker, i move that the house now do adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the noes have it. the gentleman from georgia. mr. broun: madam speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are so the missile is not going by it, but you are holding it on the same place as the missile is moving very rapidly. missile defense would be the biggest partisan difference in the bill. host: you have a regional concern that is economic as well. guest: the
he was shot by a sniper as a result of his being in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. he was grateful to have served america. with that, mr. speaker, i yield to dr. broun of georgia. the speaker pro tempore: how much time do you yield to dr. broun? how much time? mr. wilson: as so much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. broun: madam speaker, i move that the house now do adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the...
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but at same time so few americans knew that behind that desk our president sat in a wheelchair, his legs paralyzed from his own battle with polio. today in parts of africa and south asia, hundreds of children still develop polio. while developed nations receive the vaccines, this is a luxury for rural villages in places like india, nigeria, afghanistan and se somolia. leading the charge over the past decade denise johnson serves as the acting chief of the c.d.c.polioer ratification branch. before she was directed to do this, she was a member of the c.d.c. family violence prevention program. she oversaw the -- through community and social change initiatives. this is around the time that congress passed the violence against women act which is one of the proudest achievementses my friend and predecessor vice president biden had in the senate. when asked why denise was sought to work in the polio project, one person said that she did a good job from keeping children being beat en, you know that she can eradicate polio. they have been working in close concert with the world health organizatio
but at same time so few americans knew that behind that desk our president sat in a wheelchair, his legs paralyzed from his own battle with polio. today in parts of africa and south asia, hundreds of children still develop polio. while developed nations receive the vaccines, this is a luxury for rural villages in places like india, nigeria, afghanistan and se somolia. leading the charge over the past decade denise johnson serves as the acting chief of the c.d.c.polioer ratification branch....
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and we accept them all when they come through those doors whether they are in wheelchairs, walkers, sneakersno backpacks. we take them all and we -- we get them wherever they are and we hopefully are moving them forward and it's hard work. it's hard work. and i do feel like the public schools are a mirror to society in that, you know, often you can tell what the village is like by the school. and if you walk in that school you're going to see the same ills that are outside that school because those children bring those issues into the school and we need to find ways to help them and to deal with it and to educate them. >> host: i'm a great devote of our catholic schools here but i have very much been against public money to private schools. we had a voucher experiment thrust upon us against the will of the majority of the people here. republicans were in power and refused to bring a bill for vouchers to the floor because they can do anything they wanted to in the district. they've done so. the results show that the children who were already in private school are doing fine. >> guest: sure. >
and we accept them all when they come through those doors whether they are in wheelchairs, walkers, sneakersno backpacks. we take them all and we -- we get them wherever they are and we hopefully are moving them forward and it's hard work. it's hard work. and i do feel like the public schools are a mirror to society in that, you know, often you can tell what the village is like by the school. and if you walk in that school you're going to see the same ills that are outside that school because...
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we educate the spectrum and we accept them when they come through the doors whether they are in wheelchairs, walkers, sneakers, no backpacks, and we get them wherever they are and are moving them forward and it's hard work. and i do feel like the public schools are a mirror to society and often you can tell what the village is like by the school and if you walk in the school you are going to see the same hills outside the school because the children bring those issues into the school and we need to find ways to help them and deal with it and educate them. >> ibm agreed to devotees of the catholic schools but i have very much been against public money to private schools. we have a voucher thrust upon us in the will of the people here. republicans were in power and refused to bring a bill for vouchers to the floor because they didn't do anything they wanted in the district. they have done so in the results show the children who were already in private school are doing fine but the experiment was the children in the very same place and the poorest performing public schools to compare them, now
we educate the spectrum and we accept them when they come through the doors whether they are in wheelchairs, walkers, sneakers, no backpacks, and we get them wherever they are and are moving them forward and it's hard work. and i do feel like the public schools are a mirror to society and often you can tell what the village is like by the school and if you walk in the school you are going to see the same hills outside the school because the children bring those issues into the school and we...
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the man sat across from her in his wheelchair amid the clutter of boxes. said he would have to washington d.c. to be sworn in as the 32nd president of the united states. he would inherit the worst economic crisis in the nation's history. an era of rampant speculation had come to an end. the stock market had collapsed rendering investments valley less, the banks for shutting down stripping people of their lifetime savings. about a third of workers or unemployed, wages were falling, tens of thousands were homeless. real estate prices plummeted in millions of homeowners face foreclosure. his choice of labor secretary would be one of his most important early decisions. this nominee must understand economic and employment issues but equally effective as a coalition. he was a handsome man with features and the steady the matronly woman before him. no one was more qualified for the job. she knew as much about labor law and administration as anyone in the country. he had known her for more than 20 years. the last four in albany where she worked at his side. he tru
the man sat across from her in his wheelchair amid the clutter of boxes. said he would have to washington d.c. to be sworn in as the 32nd president of the united states. he would inherit the worst economic crisis in the nation's history. an era of rampant speculation had come to an end. the stock market had collapsed rendering investments valley less, the banks for shutting down stripping people of their lifetime savings. about a third of workers or unemployed, wages were falling, tens of...
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he recovered, but he was in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. he tried to get his pension increased. the va turned down the pension on the grounds that he had been an altercation with the police. it was the civil rights commission that he went to when he could not go anywhere else. the civil rights commission with the justice department and the congress got his pension back. in case you are talking about, the proper place to go locally is to who every year u.s. attorney is. tell them the facts. see what they can do. host: here is dug from lincoln, neb. you are on the air. -- here is doug from lincoln, nebraska. caller: during the civil rights movement, several groups popped up. the panthers came out of that in the 1960's and 1970's. i am wondering why. colder dropped the charges against the black panthers -- i am wondering why the charges were dropped against the black panthers in pennsylvania. guest: i have no idea what the black panthers are doing in pennsylvania. i have not heard about that intimidation case. i know about the black panthers i
he recovered, but he was in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. he tried to get his pension increased. the va turned down the pension on the grounds that he had been an altercation with the police. it was the civil rights commission that he went to when he could not go anywhere else. the civil rights commission with the justice department and the congress got his pension back. in case you are talking about, the proper place to go locally is to who every year u.s. attorney is. tell them the...