[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18486]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  GOVERNMENTAL TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. LANCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, there is a great debate here in Congress 
about how we go about reforming health care in the United States. I've 
tried to work in a bipartisan capacity with the majority, but the 
Democratic leadership's health care reform plan is a governmental 
takeover of health care that will lead to fewer jobs, higher taxes, 
and, ultimately, less health care coverage for New Jerseyans.
  Most disappointing to me is the fact that the Democratic health plan 
would increase, not reduce, our Nation's burgeoning long-term health 
costs, a step in the wrong direction. And according to the nonpartisan 
Congressional Budget Office, instead of saving the Federal Government 
from fiscal catastrophe, the Democratic health care proposal would 
already worsen the situation that is out of control, an $11 trillion 
debt that is rising rapidly.
  Democrats should put aside their $1.5 trillion health care plan and 
take a hard look at the affordable and effective Medical Rights and 
Reform Act put forth by the Republican Tuesday Group. Together, we can 
find real solutions to make health care affordable.

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