It was the most anger and the worst treatment. So that is the environment that you are trying to get this done. Yeah. Well, the thing is that When Senator Kennedy passed away and we lost the 60 votes, the press said to me, it's over for you. I said, no, this is an opportunity, a challenge of a generation. For 100 years, presidents have tried Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt and Truman, and all had been trying until we had Medicare with Lyndon Johnson. (42:01–42:15)
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Asserts that the press declared the end of their efforts after losing the 60 votes following Senator Kennedy's death.
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