[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I, as many of my 
colleagues, have just returned from my district. During that time, I 
had two town hall meetings and numerous individual meetings with 
members of my constituency; and one thing was abundantly clear.
  On the subject of health care, overwhelmingly they told me to bring 
this message back to Washington, D.C.:
  Stop what you're doing, scrap the House bill, scrap the Senate bill 
and start over.
  Interestingly enough, national polls show that's the national 
sentiment. By about 61 or 62 to 28, at least, the American people are 
telling us, Back off, scrap what you've done, start over again.
  They're not asking for the status quo but they're asking for 
incremental approaches, and many of the things that Republicans have 
talked about are what the people are asking for.
  Yet today, I was very disappointed to see the President has decided 
to ignore the American people. His message to the American people at 
least coming out from the White House today is:
  Forget what you say. You're not smart enough to figure this out. We 
know better. We're going to forge ahead.
  Madam Speaker, let's listen to the American people.

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