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The Democratic Party believes that health insurance is a social responsibility of the nation. I believe that health insurance is an individual responsibility. And that's a really hard philosophy to mesh.

Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance.

Instead of forcing everyone to buy health insurance, Congress should pass a law protecting the uninsured from being charged more than the insurance companies are for a given service.

Health care should be affordable for everyone.

Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable.

When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us.

People don't trust private health insurance companies for all the right reasons.

I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care.

Health insurance should be a given for every citizen.

And in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement: who knew that when asked, 'will government impose a new federal mandate requiring middle class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not?' The answer would be 'Yes we can!'