[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HEALTH CARE REFORM REPEAL
(Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, we all want to increase access to
quality, affordable health care. We know that in this troubled economy,
Americans are concerned about making ends meet and ensuring that they
are covered in the event of a health care emergency.
However, the misguided health care effort that was pushed through
this House during the last Congress is doing much more harm than good.
The hardworking families and seniors and small businesses in my
district cannot afford this health care overhaul that is costing jobs,
increasing red tape, spending trillions of dollars, and actually
increasing health care costs.
This week the House is listening to and acting upon the message that
Americans sent to Washington this past fall. We will replace the
overreaching health care law with commonsense solutions that will lower
costs and increase access to insurance while keeping Americans in
charge of their own health care.
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