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Peter Welch: “When the number one reason for personal bankruptcies in this…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Rep. Welch delivers statement on health care reform.

Published | Video Starts at 02:55

If you have good amendments, this committee will entertain them and we can make the best bill for the American people that we ultimately get that chance to vote yes or no on. When the number one reason for personal bankruptcies in this country is health care debt. It's time for reform. When good American jobs are being shipped overseas because the spiraling cost of health care crash cripples our competitiveness, it's clearly time for reform. (02:55–03:02)

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Asserts that health care debt is the leading cause of personal bankruptcies in the U.S.

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