[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CONCERNS WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE PLAN

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, Republicans are 
committed to health care reform, and we have and will continue to offer 
positive solutions to achieve accessible, affordable health care for 
all Americans. Unfortunately, as Democrats sat behind closed doors to 
develop their plan, it appears they have failed to answer some 
troubling concerns about what seems quite likely to be an unwarranted 
government takeover of the health care system.
  So in the spirit of honest debate, I ask my Democrat colleagues how 
they expect to pay for a government insurance plan without raising 
taxes or driving up the national debt. How will a government-run health 
plan not lead to the same rationing of care that we have seen in other 
countries? How will a government-run health plan protect the doctor-
patient relationship, when Washington will now be empowered to pick and 
choose what procedures and treatments are, in their opinion, cost 
beneficial?
  Before we turn congressional offices into waiting rooms, I hope my 
Democrat colleagues will answer these questions.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th and the Global War on Terrorism.

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