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EBJ-Sessions Town Hall Notes
August 17, 2009
City Conference Center @ The Tower At Cityplace
Title: Charting America's Health Care Reform
Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Moderator: Cal Jillson, Professor, SMU
Good Morning, this is a discussion which is happening all over the country -- and
as far--The only instance in the country that a Democrat and Republican congress
members are having a joint Town Hall.
The Role of the audience is to listen and learn.
EBJ - we have the most expensive Healthcare system in the world.
EBJ - our healthcare system is in dire need of Repair
EBJ - it is time to put the American people first.
Sessions - Says it is our important public policy issue
he acknowledges there is a healthcare problem
he comes across as Parisian
he says there will be a demise of quality healthcare in
America under (President) Obama's Plan
PUBLIC OPTION: EBJ - Yes Sessions - No
Sessions calls it Socialized Medicine
EBJ - This is a broken System
Sessions - Diminished care is exactly what this will result in.
EBJ - We want to make sure everybody has a chance to have healthcare
Sessions - Quality Healthcare is important
Sessions - We need not go create something new
Sessions - We need to work with the existing marketplace we have
Discussion on Cost
After Congress members leave, a discussion panel steps up
Title: Charting America's Health Care Reform
Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Moderator: Cal Jillson, Professor, SMU
Good Morning, this is a discussion which is happening all over the country -- and
as far--The only instance in the country that a Democrat and Republican congress
members are having a joint Town Hall.
The Role of the audience is to listen and learn.
EBJ - we have the most expensive Healthcare system in the world.
EBJ - our healthcare system is in dire need of Repair
EBJ - it is time to put the American people first.
Sessions - Says it is our important public policy issue
he acknowledges there is a healthcare problem
he comes across as Parisian
he says there will be a demise of quality healthcare in
America under (President) Obama's Plan
PUBLIC OPTION: EBJ - Yes Sessions - No
Sessions calls it Socialized Medicine
EBJ - This is a broken System
Sessions - Diminished care is exactly what this will result in.
EBJ - We want to make sure everybody has a chance to have healthcare
Sessions - Quality Healthcare is important
Sessions - We need not go create something new
Sessions - We need to work with the existing marketplace we have
Discussion on Cost
After Congress members leave, a discussion panel steps up