[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 8 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REPEALING THE JOB-KILLING HEALTH CARE LAW ACT

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                               speech of

                          HON. MARY BONO MACK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 19, 2010

  Mrs. BONO MACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to reject the notion that 
Big Government Knows Best. Call me old fashioned, but I still believe 
Father Knows Best. My dad was a physician who cared deeply about his 
patients. Working together, they decided what treatment options made 
the most sense--not some bureaucrat who has a degree in political 
science or philosophy and punches a time clock.
  That's the biggest problem with this law: It empowers the federal 
government . . . but not patients.
  Let's start over. Let's take the best ideas from both parties and do 
it right this time. We agree: patients should not be denied insurance 
because of pre-existing conditions and our kids should be able to keep 
their family insurance until they're 26. But these kind of commonsense 
reforms don't require $570 billion in new taxes.
  Under the new law, Big Government does--what Big Government Knows 
Best--raise taxes. There's a Health Insurance Tax, the so-called 
Cadillac Tax, and a big increase in the Medicare Payroll Tax. There are 
also hidden taxes and costly mandates for not complying with Big 
Government Knows Best.
  Enough already. Let's kick the bureaucrats out of the waiting room 
and call the doctor. Let's do what's really best for American patients. 
Start over.

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