[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19563]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THE HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL SETS THE TONE FOR A GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF 
                         THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

  (Mr. ALEXANDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, we all know that the health care system 
that we have in America is the best that the world has to offer. Do we 
need to improve it? Absolutely. But the question is how far do we go?
  Do we tax the employer, who is now struggling to make ends meet, 
increase payroll taxes by 8 percent? No. We give that employer an 
advantage, an incentive to provide health care. Give him a tax break. 
Give the employee a tax break so they can go out and buy their own 
insurance. So give them an incentive.
  But if we go and pass this bill, the government-run-all health care 
plan, we are going to break the backs of small businesses across this 
Nation that are the backbone of this Nation. Then we will hear a cry, 
Where are the jobs?

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