[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              OPPOSING GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I heard from a small agribusiness 
owner in my district. His business is growing, and he actually wants to 
hire new employees. However, he is concerned the new mandates and taxes 
imposed on him as an employer by the government's takeover of health 
care would mean he wouldn't be able to create new positions. He is not 
the only small business owner concerned about the economic well-being 
of our country.
  Mr. Speaker, we have already passed a massive bill we called a 
stimulus, but which failed to create jobs, and a cap-and-trade bill 
which will cost us at least 2.5 million jobs. While every Member of 
this body wants to ensure Americans have access to affordable health 
care, it is vital we oppose a government takeover which destroys the 
ability to create jobs. Let's not kill jobs before small businesses 
even create them.

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