[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 157 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, President Obama has promised he wouldn't 
raise taxes on working Americans or go into debt for health care. Both 
promises are violated by the Democrat plan for health care.
  The Congressional Budget Office's score of almost $1 trillion for the 
Baucus bill is based on 10 years of revenues but on only 7 years of 
expenditures. This is a dishonest budget gimmick that hides the true 
cost.
  Is anyone so foolish to believe that a $1 trillion spending program 
won't translate into higher taxes and fees on working Americans or into 
higher deficits or both?
  The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation has confirmed that just 
the penalties for not purchasing government-approved coverage will 
translate into higher taxes on middle class families, in addition to 
possible jail time--a direct contradiction of President Obama's 
promise.
  When the President's and the Democrats' actions do not match their 
rhetoric, the American people should know.

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