[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 157 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IT'S TIME FOR CONGRESS TO GET TO WORK ON REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. LEE of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. LEE of New York. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the House voted on two 
resolutions congratulating sports teams for winning national 
championships. Today, we're considering four noncontroversial 
suspensions, just four, and one of them marking the anniversary of the 
birth of Confucius.
  Congress just doesn't get it. We should be working on real health 
care reform that lowers costs and expands access to all, such as real 
liability reform which is not on the table. We should be working to 
make America more energy independent and lower costs for all. We should 
be working to rein in Federal spending and addressing the $60 billion 
in Medicare and Medicaid fraud that we saw on ``60 Minutes'' on Sunday. 
Instead, we are congratulating sports teams and marking the birthdays 
of ancient philosophers.
  I hope my colleagues across the aisle will get down to some real 
reform so that the American people can start trusting Congress again.

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