Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Bingaman Talks About the Health Proposal That Was Approved by Senate Finance Committee

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio about a health care reform bill that was approved by the Senate Finance Committee yesterday. Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved and followed:

00:00 – Bingaman says he is pleased the health care reform bill the Finance committee passed yesterday will help extend health care coverage to Americans who are currently uninsured.

02:45 – Bingaman says he expects the health care reform bill to come to the Senate floor under regular order.

04:45 – Bingaman says the health care bill reported out of the Finance Committee calls on Americans to obtain coverage – if they can afford to do so – by 2014.

06:56– Bingaman says a "public option" would be an alternative to purchasing private insurance.

10:08 – Bingaman talks about how the national health care exchange would work under the Senate Finance Committee bill.

12:26 – Bingaman talks about an Energy and Natural Resources hearing he chaired today on energy and related economic effects of global climate change legislation.

14:06 – Bingaman talks about how a health care cooperative would work under legislation approved by the Finance Committee.

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