And so I think you know who I am and you know what I care about.
But what I do expect from each of you on this and every other issue that you come to care about -- I want you guys to realize your voice makes a difference.
So I guess the first thing I want to say is, just very quickly, I worked very hard with Senator Murray to pass and fight for small businesses for health care legislation reform, and you guys passed that, and I just have great respect for that.
And health care providers know this, and I'm wondering if you have any comments as to why the general population is not getting this information or feel so helpless.
To help you focus on issues with health care, I point you to two non-partisan and highly reputable resources.
And I can reassure you that we will work with dedication and extreme care to have those resources spent well and in place for a better future for the Afghan people.
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Ms. DELONG: There's no particular thing, and I don't care if you're black, white, Spanish, whatever.
And so when we think about health care, I want to know from you if the things like preexisting conditions and preventive medicine, if they are a symptom of what's going on in our health care system, then what is the problem and how do you address it?
It's not enough if you say, for example, that we've offered a health care plan and I look up -- this is just under the section that you've just provided me, or the book that you just provided me -- summary of GOP health care reform bill: The GOP plan will lower health care premiums for American families and small businesses, addressing America's number-one priority for health reform.
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And I don't understand -- and this is my question for you, is that I know you care, I know you're trying.
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It is time to pass health care reform for America, and I am confident that you are going to do it tomorrow.
And -- and I will make sure that no government bureaucrat or insurance company bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need.
To military personnel, veterans, and their families, I want to thank you for your service, and I want to thank all of the people who support and care for our military personnel, veterans, and their families.
"You have to have some patience in this process even as you approach it with care, and I think that's exactly what we are doing, " he told reporters in Washington.
So tonight I will be speaking to a small group of people from my town about health care decisions they are facing and through the conference I hope that you will be thinking about them.
And I think whether it is struggling with child care because you have to work longer, whether it is capping the payments that you have to make when you borrow money to go to college, or providing a genuine sense of security in retirement is important for the American people.
Take care and hopefully one day our paths will cross so I can compliment you in person.
We're with the Bravo surgical unit that is responsible for taking care of a lot of the casualties that you and I have been hearing about -- that everyone has been hearing about -- from the front lines.
Within the present health care system you say, "I hurt here or there" and the doctors say, "Oh, let's run this or that kind of test, let's do this kind of procedure, " all of which make money, all of which are eligible under the insurance plan but quite frankly none of which address what you really have.
And I will hand it over to Brooke, who will take good care of you.
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And I could live to be 100 thanks to all the free medical care you kids are going to buy for me.
As long as you could take down an order, treat people well and give them an experience they would remember, I didn't care if you were dressed up as a piece of broccoli.
R. and you say, "I have this problem but no coverage and you, by law, have to care for me" and you transfer that cost to someone else in the system that is paying for insurance.
And again I would point you to, on the issue of reducing health care costs, what he did with the Affordable Care Act.
"I guess we care because, why would you grant a monopoly to companies that are competitive and who say by their own admission that they're not failing...?" he asked.
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Wolfensohn: Well, speaking of the United States, I think the question is how do you have a budget that has recommitments to health care and retirement benefits that take you up in some years from now to 20 to 30%?
I'm going to put in place carrots and sticks to encourage states to adopt provisions which I think you are going to find are very much like my health care plan, and yet I don't impose my plan on every other state, given the differences between different states.
What I can tell you is that, internally, they have been reviewed and considered with great care and deliberation.
The economic slowdown impacts even the absurdly wealthy, and if given truth serum I doubt that you would find too many owners who care more about winning trophies than their own personal fortune.
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To our troops, our veterans and their families, I speak for all Americans when I say that we will keep our sacred trust with you, and provide you with the care and benefits and opportunity that you deserve.
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