[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1084]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         VOTE ``NO'' ON H.R. 4

  (Mr. BOUSTANY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I once operated on a Vietnam veteran who 
then needed lifesaving drugs. But the VA program was going to make him 
wait for 2 weeks. He had no choice but to pay out of pocket hundreds of 
dollars. This is completely unacceptable. And we certainly do not want 
the same thing for our seniors.
  I urge my colleagues to support seniors and vote ``no'' on H.R. 4 
because this legislation prevents patients from getting the medication 
they need. When you scratch the surface, it becomes very clear that 
this legislation will lead to price controls and rationing. 
Furthermore, the idea of government negotiation is a joke.
  Mr. Speaker, this limits seniors' choices, it's not going to reduce 
cost, and once again it's the heavy hand of government telling people 
what is best for them. So I urge my colleagues to support seniors and 
vote ``no'' on this legislation.

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