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Transcript of gubernatorial recall debate MODERATOR: On that point, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. Candidates please, let me take control of this for a moment. I'm going to decide it is my privilege as moderator that that was a direct and personal attack on Mr. Schwarzenegger, so would you respond? SCHWARZENEGGER: I would like to say that I just realized that I have a perfect part for you in 'Terminator 4.' That's it. MODERATOR: All right, I think at this point. CITIZEN QUESTION: How are you going to ensure that all Californians have adequate health care? CAMEJO: All advanced Western countries have established universal health care. We are the only nation that hasn't. And we really have to realize that having the insurance business running our health care is not working. We have to turn to a single-payer system. I support (state senator) Sheila Kuehl's proposals. I think SB2 that John Burton has raised is a step in the right direction but not the real answer. Actually, if we did this, a study was done that shows that we would save $7.3 billion in California, about $4 billion actually out of our budget and we'd have everybody covered. We've got to learn from Canada and Europe. There are things that other people can teach us. America is not always right at all, and in fact this is one of those issues where we have to move to universal health care for everybody. Single-payer system, that's what we advocate and that's why the whole world is watching. Why America? Because of a (unintelligible). BUSTAMANTE: Well, I actually agree with Peter about universal health care, but we're in a budget situation where I don't think we can get there. I do believe, I do believe also that SB2 is probably the most important piece of legislation that has not yet been signed by the governor. I think it is very important because it would provide one million working people health care in California. It's probably the most significant piece of legislation I believe that is going to come out this year in California. HUFFINGTON: As for the John Burton thing, there is nothing good on cost control. And that's the problem with these half-baked measures out of the Legislature. That was the problem with workers' comp. This is the problem again now. I don't believe we should implement another thing that does not include cost controls. (unintelligible). It's another half baked measure But ultimately we need universal health care and the only reason we don't have it is because of the millions of dollars being paid by insurance companies and the medical industry to politicians, and that ultimately is the only reason. If that were not the case, we would have universal health care by now. You know what is the only state that has universal health care? Maine. And you know why? Because it has introduced a public financial campaign limitation. And that is why tomorrow morning I am introducing an initiative in Sacramento for publicly funded campaigns. There is no other solution to break the hold of special interest. MODERATOR: What is your solution to California's health care problem, Mr. Schwarzenegger?
SCHWARZENEGGER: I think first of all that it is very important we have as many companies bidding for (unintelligible) and make it available. What Cruz is suggesting, that to have health care and have the companies pay for it, they cannot do it right now. We have really a crisis here with our companies, with our businesses, because they are overburdened as it is right now with workers' compensation and with Medi-Cal and
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