[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 108 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H8306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, during the worst recession in a generation, 
Democrats propose a government takeover of health care that will lead 
to fewer jobs, higher taxes, and less health coverage.
  Since the recession began, 6 million jobs have been lost, yet the 
Democrats' health care plan includes hundreds of billions of dollars in 
new tax hikes on small businesses, the engine of job creation in this 
country. Democrats propose more than $800 billion in new tax hikes. 
According to economic modeling by the President's own chief economic 
adviser, the business tax hikes alone would destroy up to 4.7 million 
jobs.
  Despite their claims of reform that it will reduce health care costs, 
CBO Director Elmendorf told Congress that the Democrats' proposed 
reform will only increase future Federal spending on health care.
  House Republicans will oppose any plan that puts Washington 
bureaucrats between patients and the care they need. House Republicans 
have a plan for reform that expands access to affordable health care 
and gives families the freedom to choose the health care that fits 
their needs without imposing a job-killing tax hike on small businesses 
and working families.

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