[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19566]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              STOP THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. HENSARLING asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, recently I met with dozens of doctors in 
east Texas to discuss health care, and, with only one exception, every 
one of them said that they had recommended to their children that they 
not follow in their footsteps and practice medicine. Health care is 
losing our best and our brightest due to its threatened takeover by the 
Federal Government.
  Republicans have commonsense solutions to our health care challenges 
to ensure that all Americans have access to the high quality health 
care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford.
  When it comes to health care decisions, no government bureaucrat 
should ever come between you and your doctor, and if you are happy with 
your current plan, Republicans want you to be able to keep it.
  In contrast, Speaker Pelosi has proposed a government-run health care 
rationing system paid for by higher taxes on small businesses and 
borrowing yet more money from the Chinese, while sending the $1 
trillion bill to our children and grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, if you loved the government takeover of our banks, of 
our auto companies, of our mortgage companies and AIG, you will love 
the takeover of your family's health care.

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