[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WE NEED TO START OVER TOGETHER

  (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, there is bipartisan 
concern in Congress and across America that the House Democrat 
leadership's health bill will drive up short-term deficits and long-
term debt, ration care with waiting lists, and destroy jobs. Some 
estimates range from 1.6 million by the NFIB to 4.7 million jobs lost 
due to this legislation.
  There is a better, more positive way to approach health care reform, 
and it starts by sitting down in a bipartisan way to build a consensus. 
We all believe the status quo is unacceptable, that we must work to 
make health care more affordable, accessible and of the highest 
quality.
  Republicans have offered a set of proposals we feel can expand 
accessibility for individuals and small businesses while preserving the 
doctor-patient relationship. We should promote health care reform, but 
we should not sacrifice quality and choice just for an arbitrary 
timeline.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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