[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 44 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HEALTH CARE DEBATE ISN'T OVER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson) is recognized for 1 minute.
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, we had a significant event happen in this 
hall last night. And I don't have a lot to say about it. I'll let the 
numbers speak for themselves. Over $500 billion in Medicare cuts for 
seniors. Over $500 billion in new taxes for small businesses. In my 
home State of Texas, over $24 billion in unfunded Medicaid mandates. 
This is not the health care reform that the American people want. They 
want us to work together and come together in a bipartisan manner to 
have real solutions for their problems. We want every American to have 
access to quality, affordable health care. Unfortunately, the majority 
didn't want to deal with us. But this isn't over. They've got to get it 
passed through the Senate. There are going to be multiple lawsuits 
across the country and they're going to have to answer to the American 
people in November of this year.
  I found it very telling at the end of the Speaker's speech last night 
that she had shifted her conversations from health care reform to 
health insurance reform. This debate isn't about health insurance 
reform. It's about giving every American access to quality, affordable 
health care. And I look forward to working with my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle to achieve that when this bill comes back to the 
House of Representatives.

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