[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Today, as million of Americans around the country fill 
out their brackets, March Madness is in the air. Unfortunately, the 
madness isn't restricted to the basketball court. As Congress rushes to 
pass a health care bill that is so bad even the majority party can't 
stomach it, we've got our own case of March Madness right here in 
Congress, but ours is worse.
  With March Madness, every game is played on TV in full view of the 
American public; in House Madness, the legislation is written in secret 
behind closed doors. In March Madness, you play for bragging rights; in 
the House bill in House Madness, it's matters of life and death, one-
sixth of the national economy, and more than $1 trillion in tax 
dollars.
  In March Madness, the team with the most points wins. In House 
Madness, you rewrite the rules with procedural tricks so that the team 
with fewer votes can win. It's time to blow the whistle, call a foul, 
and stop this Madness.

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