Senate Proceeding on Jan 26th, 2009 :: 4:35:15 to 4:37:10
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4:34:57 to 4:35:17( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: continue the the children's health insurance program. mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: . a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virgini

4:35:15 to 4:37:10( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: John Rockefeller

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John Rockefeller: mr. rockefeller: mr. president, thank you very much. it's been a to reach this day. is a quorum call in effect? i did not realize that. i apologize. i ask unanimous consent that order of the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. rockefeller: i thank the presiding officer. following along the lines of the

4:35:39 to 4:35:59( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: distinguished chairman of the finance committee, it has been a very, this day, so to speak. a year and a half ago, both houses of congress passed two "chip" reauthorization bills with overwhelming bipartisan support. as i recall, the numbers were

4:36:00 to 4:36:20( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: somewhere around senate each of theills. these two bills would have given 4 million more uninsured children a hea life. for those of us in appalachia and for those who live almost anywhere in the country, there are parts of their inner cities

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John Rockefeller: and their rural areas where these things are absolutely crucial. no one was more disappointed or, frankly, angry than i was when our bipartisan legislation was twic vetoed by president bush. i couldn't understand it. i didn't know what the reason was. but my anger towards that pales in comparison to the heartache

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John Rockefeller: an the anguish llions of children and families who would have directly benefited from this legislation had it passed in either of its forms. but it did not. so today, we are here once agai to debate providing health coverage to 4 million uninsured children but by this time, there's a big

4:37:03 to 4:37:11( Edit History Discussion )

John Rockefeller: difference. president bush no longer stands in the waif providing health care to -- in the way of providing health care to children.