Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. SENATOR Jeff Bingaman

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Jude McCartin
Maria Najera
703 Hart Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5521

Bingaman Talks About Health Proposal Being Debated in Senate Committee

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio about health care reform legislation currently being considered before the Finance Committee.  Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved and followed:

00:00 – Bingaman talks about health care reform legislation being written in the Senate.

01:11 – Bingaman says he supports a health care bill being written in the Finance Committee.

03:02 – Bingaman talks about getting a public option included in a health care bill that will be considered by the entire Senate.

05:02 – Bingaman talks about the timeline for getting health care reform done in Congress.

06:18 – Bingaman says it's important that Americans be able to purchase adequate health care coverage.

09:25 – Bingaman talks about the redesigning of the payment process for private insurance providers such as Medicare Advantage.

12:35 – Bingaman says the Finance Committee bill exempts employers with 50 or fewer employees from having to provide health care coverage.