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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:38 PM
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John Dingell Endorses Hillary
"We Democrats are fortunate that we have two fine candidates to choose from, but in my mind one is superior to the other. I like Senator Obama and will happily support him if he is my party's nominee, and like many others I am impressed by the energy and enthusiasm he and his supporters have brought to this process. Hillary Clinton, however, has stood up for Michigan voters and for issues important to our state, and I am proud to stand up for her. She is the candidate that best understands the issues that impact Michigan most - health care, protecting our manufacturing jobs, and fighting for the working families who are struggling to pay their mortgages and put food on the table. She is also the only candidate that insisted that Michigan voters be given a voice in our nominating process: she left her name on Michigan's ballot and she has called for Michigan's delegates to be seated at the Democratic Convention.

"Universal health care is the defining purpose of my congressional career and my father's before me. My father first introduced universal health care legislation in 1943 and I have introduced legislation to ensure every American in this nation has health insurance for twenty-six Congresses. When Hillary Clinton is President, I will finally see that ambition become a reality.

"She is the only Democratic candidate with a plan that will cover every single American. At a time when 47 million Americans lack basic health insurance and millions more struggle to afford basic health care, we need Hillary Clinton in the White House, because she will get this done.


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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:39 PM
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1. Thanks for common sense about health care reform
Glad some of our leaders are willing to point out how poor Obama's health care plan is.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:42 PM
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2. I Understand The Controversy About Mandates
But if insurance companies are forced to insure people regardless of pre-existing conditions that's a great disincentive to buying health insurance...It would be like forcing automobile insurance companies to insure people after they had an accident...
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 07:42 PM
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3. another Super Delegate...
ka-ching!
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