[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE A PLAN FOR REFORM

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, in the midst of the worst 
recession in a generation, so what did President Obama and Speaker 
Pelosi do? Well, they propose a government takeover of health care that 
will lead to fewer jobs, higher taxes, and less health coverage.
  As a physician, I know that government-run health care will end 
quality care. In addition, since the recession began, 6 million jobs 
have been lost; yet the Democrats' health care plan includes hundreds 
of billions of dollars in new taxes on small businesses, the job engine 
creation in this Nation, $800 billion in new taxes.
  According to the economic modeling by the President's own Chief 
Economic Advisers, the business tax hikes alone would destroy up to 4.7 
million jobs, and amazingly, an independent analysis by the nonpartisan 
Lewin Group found that 114 million Americans would lose their personal, 
private health insurance.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people want real solutions to get our 
economy back on track, not another excuse to raise taxes on small 
businesses and working families. House Republicans have a plan for 
reform that expands access to affordable health care and saves jobs.

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