[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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              DEMOCRATS ATTEMPT TO NATIONALIZE HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. TERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TERRY. Madam Speaker, I think most of us as Republicans want to 
be able to provide health care access to low-income uninsured children, 
but that is not the issue or the bill that comes to the floor today. As 
we have heard from many of the speakers, it is to cover all children 
despite income levels and despite whether or not they are currently 
enrolled in a health insurance plan.
  In fact, one of the Republican amendments that was denied in the 
Rules Committee and we cannot bring to the floor today is a measure 
that would say if you are currently enrolled in health insurance, you 
are not eligible to participate in SCHIP. That is denied, and that is 
just one piece of evidence that we are going to bring out today showing 
that this is an attack on private health insurance coverage and the 
attempt to nationalize health care.

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