[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. GOODLATTE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to 
not only the Democrats' health care proposal but to the outrageous 
process by which the majority intends to ram this bill through the 
House while denying Members of Congress an up-or-down vote on the bill. 
This morning's Cincinnati Enquirer declared what Americans all over 
this country are saying: ``This disgusting process, which Democrats 
brazenly wish to bring to conclusion this week, is being done with 
little regard for the opinions of a clear majority of Americans who, 
while they may believe health care reform is necessary, think this 
particular approach will take our Nation down the wrong economic 
path.''
  American families want health care reform that will expand access and 
choices and decrease costs. The Democrats' health care bill includes 
tax increases, Medicare cuts, job-killing mandates, and higher 
premiums. This bill is nothing more than the same government-run 
insurance mandates and taxes the American people have overwhelmingly 
rejected. This bill must be killed. We must start over.

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