[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 157 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                SIMPLE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACT OF 2009

  (Mr. TERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TERRY. I am introducing the Simple Universal Health Care Act, a 
plan which will let the uninsured opt into a system which is an 
identical twin to the health care that we have in Congress. This plan 
removes restrictions on preexisting conditions. It allows employers to 
opt in and maintain the current tax benefits for providing coverage. 
The administrative costs will be around $15 million, not billion, not 
$1.2 trillion, and would be paid for by the insurance companies, 
leaving the taxpayers with no cost.
  This plan offers a variety of options, and companies compete for 
customers, thus holding down the cost and maximizing benefits without a 
government takeover of health care, without using taxpayer dollars, 
without taking money from Medicare or raising taxes on small business.
  The SUH Act is a simple, affordable private-sector approach to making 
sure all people have access to health insurance, and I encourage 
Members of both sides of the aisle to support this simple solution.

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