[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       DEMOCRAT HEALTH PLAN IS THE WRONG PRESCRIPTION FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. HASTINGS of Washington asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Madam Speaker, with millions of phone 
calls, emails and personal visits, the American people have made it 
clear to Congress that they want health care reform that lowers costs, 
not a government takeover of their health care system.
  I support reforms that will lower the cost of health care and 
increase choices for Americans, but the fact is that the bills being 
pushed through Congress won't achieve these goals. They, instead, lead 
to higher spending and more government control.
  Instead of listening to the American people, Democrats in Congress 
have made it clear that they will do whatever it takes to have their 
trillion dollar health care proposal become law. These bills making 
their way through Congress ignore the clear desire of Americans to 
scrap the government takeover of health care, and they ignore the clear 
desire of Americans to start over again.
  Congress must, instead, focus on commonsense solutions that reduce 
costs, increase choices, and help more Americans afford the coverage 
they deserve.
  The bottom line, Madam Speaker, is that Congress needs to start over 
on a new bill.

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