[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE PLAN

  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, this week, after consultation with 
leaders in the business community, organized labor, health care 
providers, patient groups, insurers, pharmaceutical makers, and small 
business owners, Democratic leaders introduced America's Affordable 
Health Choice Act, which will expand access to health care, protect 
consumer choices, provide a public option, and enable over $500 billion 
in Medicare savings.
  And what is the Republicans' answer to the health care crisis in 
America? A color-coded chart of the Democratic plan. Here is the chart 
of their plan. Absolutely nothing.
  Our bill addresses the needs of all Americans, including the nearly 
46 million without health insurance, by maintaining the freedom to 
choose individual health providers, improving care, and increasing 
choice and competition with the new public option.
  It's time for our Republican colleagues to join us in getting serious 
about health care coverage.

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