[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, House Republicans have a plan to make health 
care more affordable and promote choice and competition among health 
plans. Unfortunately, the House Democrats' health care bill is light on 
cost control and heavy on government control.
  A recent New York Times editorial expressed support for the House 
bill, but described the prospects for lower health care premiums as 
``unclear'' and ``distant.''
  Mr. Speaker, if that's the best the bill's supporters can say about 
it, it's time to start over. We need a bill that gets health care costs 
under control without bankrupting our country or setting the stage for 
a complete government takeover of our health care system.

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