[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17412]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         REPUBLICANS OFFER A BETTER PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, at some point every American will see a doctor 
or require some form of emergency care. Whether it is the birth of a 
child or an aging parent sick with cancer, families are praying for the 
best health care possible for their loved ones. But right now, 
Democrats are pushing for a government takeover of health care that 
would severely limit many patients' access to life-saving treatment.
  House Republicans know that health care run by government bureaucrats 
doesn't work, because it has been tried and failed in other countries. 
Tragedies result when government controls health care and makes 
decisions best left to doctors and their patients.
  Republicans will offer a better plan for health care reform, one that 
provides patients and their families with the peace of mind that comes 
with having the care they need when they need it.

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