Senate Proceeding on Jan 29th, 2009 :: 3:09:50 to 3:11:55
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3:09:40 to 3:10:01( Edit History Discussion )

Robert Menendez: -- in new jersey making 5,000 to make ends mee that is not the fact. that is simply not the fact. so we need to ensure that all children are covered within this class. i'm simply baffled and i find it embarrassing that some in washington, those who have some of the best health care coverage in the world would propose to

3:09:50 to 3:11:55( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Robert Menendez

3:10:02 to 3:10:23( Edit History Discussion )

Robert Menendez: jeopardize coverage to some of america's neediest families. and in this economy -- in this recession we cannot allow our children to be the silent victims. it is morally wrong to jeopardize the hai the health care of these children. what have they done to deserve this?

3:10:24 to 3:10:44( Edit History Discussion )

Robert Menendez: it is even more outrageus during a time when jobs and homes are being taken away from their parents. where is the moral come this chamber? i hear from our colleagues how our children are our most precious asset and they most certainly are. but they are also our most

3:10:45 to 3:11:06( Edit History Discussion )

Robert Menendez: vulnerable asset. is a child in new jersey worth less than a child in other parts of the country simply because of the happenstance where they live and the costs that are necessary in order for them to meet the same quality of life? so i other amendments have been

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Robert Menendez: rejected, will once again reject this amendment. and what the value of life. you cannot fulfill your god given potential if you don't have good health. you cannot say that you're pro family when, in fact, you would take away the insurance

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Robert Menendez: necessary for that family to be able to realize their god-given potential. and this is about all children regardless of where they happen to reside. the happenstance of what station in life they were born into, that if they fall in this criteria, that, in should be covered. that's why this amendment should

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Robert Menendez: be defeated. i hope after taking amendment after amendment after amendment on the same fundamental issue that we can finally move to