[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 125 (Friday, September 20, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H5792-H5793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. PERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I rise again to sound the alarm about the 
train wreck that is ObamaCare. Yesterday, we learned that the world 
renowned Cleveland Clinic will cut 5 percent to 6 percent of its $6 
billion budget and cut jobs to prepare for ObamaCare. The report said 
that they will cut at least $330 million from their annual budget.
  Madam Speaker, I don't represent Cleveland, but I'm concerned about 
every single American job. At a time when we have the lowest labor-
force participation rate in 35 years, does the President really want to 
encourage needless job loss? The Cleveland Clinic accounts for nearly 8 
percent of the economic output of northeast Ohio, and we've got to 
wonder if sticking with a failed policy that puts these hardworking 
people on the street needlessly is the best we can do.
  Madam Speaker, this is devastating Cleveland now, and it's going to 
happen in the district I represent and all other Members' districts 
tomorrow and in the days to follow. This isn't a partisan issue. This 
is an American issue. These people, they're not wondering and worried 
about whether they're registered Democrat or Republican. They're 
worried about how they're going to pay their bills, their mortgages, 
and education for their children. It is no way to live, and it is 
unnecessary.
  Madam Speaker, we cannot afford to lose any more jobs because of a 
well-intentioned and failed policy that is ObamaCare. We need to stop 
this train wreck now before it costs any more American jobs.

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