[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1522]
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                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. INGLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. INGLIS. Mr. Speaker, the government draws its legitimacy from the 
consent of the governed. I have here over 3,000 letters from the 
constituents in the Fourth District saying this: I write this letter to 
emphatically say I do not want this massive health care bill. I believe 
it costs too much, it taxes too much, and it will kill jobs. 
Reconciliation is the utmost of partisan maneuvers on such a bill and 
would be ill-advised. Health care reform needs to be addressed. Getting 
the economy going and restoring jobs should come first. I'm among those 
who favor a step-by-step commonsense approach that focuses on lowering 
costs for families and small business.
  Mr. Speaker, reject this bill. Give us the consent of the governed, 
allow us to pass a bill that has the consent of the governed, and then 
we restore the legitimacy of this body. Stop the cram-down of health 
care reform.

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