[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. CARTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CARTER. Madam Speaker, words that strike fear in the heart of 
every American are, ``I'm from the Federal Government, and I'm here to 
help you.''
  We have a bill here that people can't read; they are not given the 
opportunity to understand. We have smoke screens everywhere, backroom 
deals being made that nobody knows what they are, all from the Federal 
Government that is here to help you.
  We are going to take over your health care, take over about one-sixth 
of the economy, and ``We're from the Federal Government, and we're here 
to help you.''
  By the way, we are even going to push this through the House of 
Representatives without a vote, so you don't have to worry about 
whether your Representative stands up for your rights or not. Is this 
the kind of democracy we want?
  This is a bad bill. Give us a straight vote, be straight with the 
American people, and let's let the American people know that that man 
who says ``We're here to help you'' is not going to get in their back 
pocket.

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