[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18482]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. BROWN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it's time for commonsense 
health care reform that will strengthen free enterprise, lower cost and 
expand access to affordable quality care.
  Unfortunately, at a cost of $1.28 trillion, Democrats wish to create 
a new government program that will unwillingly force more than 100 
million people out of their current coverage, increase taxes by $818 
billion, and cut 4.7 million jobs.
  According to CBO, this legislation would also increase the Federal 
deficit by $239 billion over 10 years and, as a result, would ration 
care, force doctors out of the profession and hospitals out of 
business, and ultimately provide fewer options and longer waits for 
patients.
  Locally, new health mandates in South Carolina, a State already in 
financial crisis, would create more unbudgeted costs and reduce funding 
for other important issues in the State.
  Spending so much and accomplishing so little, a government takeover 
of health care is the wrong direction for all Americans. Republicans 
have a better plan that expands access to affordable health care and 
allows families to choose the plan that best fits their needs.

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