[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14806]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  PROTECTING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.).
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Many Americans don't have access to 
affordable health care, and we can and need to do better for all 
Americans. I support a system that gives Americans more affordable 
health care choices so they can pick the coverage that best fits their 
needs. The core part of the Democrat proposal is a new government-run 
program that will not only put bureaucrats between you and your doctor 
but would force more than 100 million people, Americans, out of the 
health coverage they currently receive through their jobs.
  We need a plan that really does let Americans who like their health 
care coverage keep it, a plan that doesn't add new taxes or new 
mandates or drive up costs or drive people out of health care. We must 
give all Americans the freedom to choose their health plan, not force 
them into a government-run, one-size-fits-all plan. Private plans are 
great. Let's protect them.

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