[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1468]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of my constituents 
who tell me time and time again that they do not want a government-run 
health care plan. In spite of all this protest, Democrats are seeking 
to jam the bill down the taxpayers' throats through a convoluted 
legislative rule known as the Slaughter solution. This scheme allows a 
vote on a rule that would deem the Senate version of the health care 
bill to be passed without bringing the actual bill up for a vote.
  Constituents send their Members of Congress to Washington to 
represent their interests through votes. The Slaughter House rule would 
violate our constitutional pledge to protect and defend the 
Constitution.
  To pass a bill of this magnitude through a procedural gimmick like 
the Slaughter House rule would be a cowardly cover-up. What exactly is 
the majority afraid of? Why are they trying to hide their vote?
  The American people deserve an open and honest vote.

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