[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 37 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H1400-H1401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  FINAL THROES OF GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, we are in the final throes of the 
government takeover of America's health care system. We have a shell 
bill that was posted on the Budget Committee site last night. This 
shell bill will give rise to a phantom bill. The phantom bill goes over 
to the Rules Committee, and that is where we get real reconciliation. 
We probably have one day or two to look at the shell bill, one day or 
two to look at the phantom bill, and virtually no time to see what is 
in the real reconciliation bill. My committee, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, is completely bypassed in this process. No respect for 
the oldest standing committee in the United States House of 
Representatives.
  And speaking of no respect for the oldest standing committee in the

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House of Representatives, our committee sent a request to the White 
House weeks ago for information regarding the secret deals that were 
cut in May and June of last year. This letter was signed by Chairman 
Waxman and Ranking Member Barton, and as of today, no response.
  Heather Higgins and Kelly Anne Conway, writing in today's Wall Street 
Journal, talked about, no matter the demographic group that you look 
at, men, women, old, young, independents, dramatic pluralities say that 
if this legislation doesn't pass, they will be relieved.
  We ought to listen to the American people on this one.

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