Quote by Jimmy Carter

The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now, had it not been for Ted Kennedy's deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed in 1978 or '79.

The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care

Summary

This quote suggests that comprehensive healthcare could have been achieved at an earlier time if it weren't for Ted Kennedy obstructing proposed legislation in either 1978 or 1979. It implies that Kennedy played a significant role in preventing the implementation of extensive health care during that period.

By Jimmy Carter

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