Senator Burris on Health Care Debate

Oct 21, 2009

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Senator Roland Burris talked about his views on inclusion of a public health insurance option in health care legislation making its way through Congress. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Senator Roland Burris talked about his views on inclusion of a public health insurance option in health care legislation making its way through Congress. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

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00:00:45 GUEST MY POSITION IS DEALING WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE LEGISLATION, AND I'M NOW GETTING INTO THE PROCESS NOW...
00:01:40 HOST HAVE YOU TALKED WITH SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HENRY READ ABOUT YOUR POSITION, OR WITH THE WHITE HOUSE?...
00:01:48 GUEST I HAVE NOT. . .
00:02:45 GUEST I WILL NOT BE SOME TYPE OF OBSTRUCTIONIST. I JUST WANT TO PUT FORTH MY IDEAS AND VIEWS LIKE MY COLLEAGUES...
00:02:58 HOST SENATOR BURRIS, COULD YOU COMPROMISE ON ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS THAT ARE OUT THERE WHEN IT COMES TO THE...
00:03:12 GUEST ALL OF THOSE CARRY WITH IT SOME WEAKENING POSITIONS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE WEAKENING POSITIONS THAT...
00:03:55 HOST IN THESE TALKS WITH SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID AND COLLEAGUES, IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT...
00:04:06 GUEST WHAT WE NEED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE PERSONS...
00:05:04 HOST OUR VIEWERS ARE LINING UP TO TALK TO YOU. RON ON THE DEMOCRATS' LINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I AGREE...
00:05:51 GUEST THE CALLER IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT WE HAVE TO GET INSURANCE REFORM READ...
00:06:40 HOST LOS ANGELES ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. GOOD MORNING, MIKE. CALLER: NOT ONLY IS THE INSURANCE COMPANIES...
00:07:22 HOST MIKE, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. IF YOU HANG ON THE LINE FOR ONE SECOND, WE HAVE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH...
00:08:37 HOST SENATOR BURRIS, WERE YOU ABLE TO HEAR THAT?
00:08:41 GUEST I HEARD PORTIONS OF IT IN TERMS OF THE MONEY PORTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE THE BIGGEST CULPRIT...
00:10:16 HOST CRITICS OF THE SO-CALLED PUBLIC OPTION SAID IT IS A WAY FOR LIBERAL DEMOCRATS TO GET CLOSER TO A SINGLE...
00:10:29 GUEST I WOULD PREFER A SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM. BUT WHETHER OR NOT I AM USING THAT AS LEVERAGE, NO. I'M GOING...
00:11:18 HOST JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. GOOD POINT. CALLER: HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING?
00:11:24 HOST GO AHEAD. WE ARE DOING WELL, SIR. CALLER: I WANTED TO ASK SENATOR BURRIS BYBEE KEEP PUSHING THE PUBLIC...
00:12:19 GUEST HE SAID A GREAT DEAL IN THERE, BUT REST ASSURED WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A NATIONAL POLICY, A NATIONAL...
00:14:30 HOST OUR NEXT PHONE CALL IS FROM THE DEMOCRATS' LINE IN STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK. CALLER: GOOD MORNING....
00:14:42 GUEST I AM FINE, THANK YOU. CALLER: I HAVE BEEN WATCHING ABOUT THE RESULT OF THE DERIVATIVES IN THE STOCK...
00:15:42 GUEST IF WE KEEP UP WITH THIS PACE OF THE INSURANCE AT THIS POINT, THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, A FAMILY OF FOUR...
00:16:32 HOST LEWIS ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE IN OKLAHOMA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, SENATOR.
00:16:39 GUEST GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU? CALLER: FROM OKLAHOMA WE HAVE SUCH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE...
00:17:44 GUEST SIR, I CANNOT AGREE WITH YOU ANYMORE. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY CORRECT. THE REASON I OFHAVE TAKEN...
00:18:41 HOST AS PRESIDENT OBAMA DONE ENOUGH TO GARNER MORE SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION?
00:18:50 GUEST AS YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BALANCE THIS -- A COUPLE OF PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN OVERBOARD WITH THIS AND...
00:19:45 HOST ROAD ISLAND, YOU ARE THE LAST PHONE CALL. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, SENATOR. ALL I DID IN THE EMERGENCY...
00:21:05 GUEST THAT IS WHY I AM TAKING POSITIONS I HAVE TAKEN. YOU ARE A POSTER PERSON FOR THAT SITUATION TO CALL...
00:22:17 HOST SENATOR ROLAND BURRIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. WE HOPE YOU COME BACK AGAIN.
00:22:25 GUEST I LOOK FORWARD TO IT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LISTENERS.

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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