[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the health care debate has begun in Washington 
and across the country. Unfortunately, the plan Democrats have in store 
for the American people will do little to improve our health care 
situation. In fact, it will make the problem worse.
  When Democrats talk about health care reform, what they really mean 
is a government takeover of health care. With few details available, 
some reports suggest the plan for this government takeover will cost 
upwards of $1.2 trillion. As Robert Samuelson noted in today's 
Washington Post, all of this new Federal spending still will not fix 
the ``crux of our health care dilemma.''
  The American people deserve a plan that makes health care more 
affordable and accessible to all and that allows those who like their 
current health care coverage to keep it.
  While Democrats support raising taxes and rationing care, Republicans 
support health care reform that controls spending and that ensures 
patients and doctors make health care decisions, not a bunch of 
bureaucrats in Washington.

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