So let me add this: If Congress does not pass these two bills by the end of the current session, in time for the holiday recess in December, I will declare a national emergency because of the recession and the huge rise in the uninsured that it has caused, and will issue executive orders implementing both these measures. It's not the way I would prefer to see things done, but if Congress cannot act, I promise you and the American people, I will. (applause and boos)
Let me also say that this program is a priority for me and for all Americans, and anyone "Republican or Democrat "who gets in the way can expect to hear from me, and from the American people, in this coming election year. (applause)
Thank you and good night. (applause)
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DAVE LINDORFF is not a speechwriter for the president. He is, however, the author of "Marketplace Medicine: The Rise of the For-Profit Hospital Chains (Bantam Books, 1992). His work is available at www.thisCantBeHappening.netNext Page 1 | 2 | 3
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Dave Lindorff, winner of a 2019 "Izzy" Award for Outstanding Independent Journalism from the Park Center for Independent Media in Ithaca, is a founding member of the collectively-owned, journalist-run online newspaper (more...)
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