What I am saying is, all health care has a problem with costs. Medicare is growing slower than the private insurance plans. Why? Because of their efficiency. They don't have to give money to shareholders. Why should be defending shareholders?

In late July 2009 Weiner secured a full House floor vote for single payer health care in exchange for not amending America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (AAHCA) in Committee mark-up with a single-payer plan. On July 29 2007 Weiner and Rep. S.

A special election was held on September 13 2011 to fill the remainder of his term. Representative who served New York's 9th congressional district from January 1999 until June 2011. Previously Weiner was a New York City councilman from 1992 to 1998 and a congressional aide to then-U.