[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 18576-18577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS ARE BEST

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Republicans agree we need 
to reform the health care system. Yet the Democrat leadership hide 
behind closed doors. They've chosen to go it alone; and as a result, 
they have a scheme of proposals that adds to the deficit, spends over 
$1 trillion, enacts a government takeover of health care, and has 
garnered bipartisan opposition.
  Democrats should sit down at the table with Republicans and work on a 
bipartisan plan of reform. Republicans have commonsense solutions that 
will help Americans afford insurance, regardless of preexisting 
conditions. We want to provide small businesses the resources and 
freedom to offer and keep insurance for their employees.
  House Republicans and the American people do not believe we need to 
let Big Government take over our health care, ration out the taxpayer-
subsidized care, and raise taxes on small businesses that will, 
according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, cost 
1.6 million jobs lost, in addition to the 2.6 million jobs lost since 
January.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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