What a load of BS. The "thousands" he refers to are from the rank and file SEIU, ACORN, NEA, and assorted Democratic shills that have always sucked at the government teat.
How often have these "sob" stories been investigated only to find that they are bogus? Tip jar for the leukemia child? Walk over to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and ask for help; the caveat being they do a financial impact statement on the family and ask them to contribute money that normally goes out for movies, restaurants and the occasional crack hit.
If you read some of the gory details about certain cancer hospitals in the house bill, places like Dana Farber and Shriners Burns will be gone. No fee for service is allowed. Just like in HillaryCare. No raising money. No Jimmy Fund.