[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 145 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               THREE DAYS

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, today the majority leader just committed 
himself and the Speaker of the House to giving the public and Members 
of Congress 72 hours--or 3 days--to read the bill that will require the 
government takeover of health care. Three days. How magnanimous of 
them. A bill that will destroy America's health care system, and 
doctors, nurses, hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, families, and 
individuals will have 3 whole days to read this bill and then call 
their Member of Congress to weigh in. Three months to read this bill 
would be an abbreviated amount of time.
  This bill will soon become Medicare for all. Medicare, as we know, 
will be bankrupt inside of 8 years, and as the ship is taking on water 
and sinking, this Congress wants to pour more water into the boat. And 
they think it's magnanimous to give us 3 days to read the bill? Please. 
Three months would be a minimum.

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