[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HEALTH CARE REFORM NEEDS TO GET DONE RIGHT

  (Ms. GRANGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon to express my deep 
concern about the debate over health care reform. This debate is not 
about whether reform is needed. The debate is about ensuring that 
health care reform is done right. I was a small business owner. I owned 
my business for 20 years. I can speak with a certainty of experience 
that the tax increase that's been proposed to pay for the Democrats' 
health reform bill will have a devastating impact on businesses and 
their employees.
  Not only will the impact of the Democrats' bill be felt by business 
owners; but as individuals, the relationships we have developed with 
our doctors could be jeopardized. As an individual, I don't want anyone 
coming between me and the advice of my doctor. It's as simple as that. 
Choosing a doctor is one of the most personal and most important 
decisions we can make. Our health care options should be decided 
between doctor and patient, not by a health choices commissioner.
  Mr. Speaker, my constituents want this process done right. They want 
options; and they want access, not mandates by government bureaucrats. 
They want affordable health care, not trillions more in debt. We owe it 
to the American people to get this right.

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