[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17230]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         USE WHAT YOU VOTE FOR

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, gradually the details of the Democrat 
health plan are leaking out to the American people. Call it whatever 
you like, this proposal is nothing more than a government-run health 
care plan if it has a government-run option. Interestingly, it exempts 
Members of Congress from having to join a government-run health care 
system.
  As a physician for many years, I am amazed at the number of 
Congressmen who have enjoined high-quality, personalized health care in 
this country but are now willing to force post office-style medicine on 
our people.
  In response to this, I have offered a resolution that will give 
Members of Congress an opportunity to finally be accountable for the 
decisions we make and how they affect the lives of ordinary Americans. 
Most Americans feel that Congressmen who vote for legislation creating 
a government-run health care plan should lead by example and enroll 
themselves in the same public plan. I agree with them. As a result, I 
have introduced House Resolution 615 with a number of cosponsors that 
simply says that if you vote for a government-run health care option, 
you agree to choose government-run health care for yourself and your 
family.
  I ask Members of both parties to vote for my resolution.

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