[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19573]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          AMERICA IS FAST BECOMING A EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY

  (Mr. BUYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, the President and the Democratic leadership 
here in the House and in the Senate are on the fast track to 
transitioning our country's Republic into a European social democracy. 
There were many reasons that the ancestors of the people of America 
fled from where they were to come to America. It was because of the 
oppressions of the freedoms by the governments under which they had 
resided.
  We have made our share of mistakes and have had successes throughout 
history, but when America embraces freedom and liberty, we have the 
ability to inspire and to lead the world through many industries, and 
we have done so. In health care, we attract the greatest minds of the 
world to come to America's marketplace. We attract at-risk capital to 
press the bounds of science that improve the quality of life of our 
people and of millions around the world.
  So, when we talk about health care reform, we want to preserve that 
which is right, and we want to work on that which is wrong. When my 
Democrat colleagues of the leadership talk about health care reform, 
it's about a government-run, socialized health system. Let's reject 
that and let's work together.

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