[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 44 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          ``IF YOU LIKE THE PLAN YOU ARE IN, YOU CAN KEEP IT''

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, we heard just a few minutes ago from the 
other side that it is time to show the American people what is in this 
bill. I couldn't agree more. It is high time. So with an 
acknowledgement to Dr. John Goodman at the National Center for Policy 
Analysis, let me just run through a few of the numbers.
  Nineteen million people are predicted to lose their employer-
sponsored insurance. Thirty-three million people, the number of people 
in traditional Medicare, at risk because of cuts in Medicare spending, 
according to the Medicare chief actuary.
  There will be no tax increases for anyone who earns less than 
$200,000, except the 73 million people who earn less than $200,000 who 
will see their tax bill rise, according to the Joint Committee on 
Taxation. A 2.3 percent hidden tax on medical supplies, class II 
medical supplies, sutures, syringes, needles, some pregnancy tests, a 
10 percent tax on tanning salons, according to the reconciliation 
summary, and a $60 billion hidden tax on health insurance.
  To quote, ``The average family will save $2,500 in health care costs 
by the time I complete my first term as President of the United 
States.'' However, according to the Congressional Budget Office, a 
$2,100 premium increase for the average family.
  There is a lot more like this, and I will be exposing this over the 
coming days.

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