[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1937]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 PRESIDENT NEEDS TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT ADDRESSING NATION'S HEALTH CARE 
                                 NEEDS

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Madam Speaker, the skyrocketing price of health care 
continues to be a major concern for millions of Americans. Skyrocketing 
costs are causing the number of uninsured Americans to increase by 1 
million people every year since the President took office.
  Last year, during his State of the Union Address, the President 
promised his administration would ``confront the rising cost of health 
care, strengthen the doctor-patient relationship, and help people 
afford the insurance coverage they need.'' The President did not live 
up to his promise.
  Madam Speaker, the President can no longer afford to provide lip 
service on health care. The proposal that the President will unveil 
tonight will do nothing to lower health care costs, nor will it provide 
health insurance to more Americans. He should reject this proposal and 
instead work with this Democratic Congress to help come up with real 
health care solutions.

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