[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19573-19574]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   LISTEN TO THE HEALTH CARE EXPERTS

  (Mr. BRADY of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, my constituents aren't the only ones 
concerned about the government takeover of health care.

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  Yesterday, health care leaders of Texas Medical Center, the largest 
medical center in the world, gathered at Ben Taub Hospital. They 
represent indigent public hospitals, nonprofits, private systems, and 
some of our cutting-edge research institutions. These nationally 
renowned leaders had three messages for lawmakers in Congress:
  One, they have no idea what is in this massive health care bill nor 
how it affects the patients they treat. They've had virtually no input 
in health care reform, and it's too important to rush through the House 
in the next few days.
  Dr. Larry Kaiser, a surgeon and the president of the University of 
Texas Health Science Center, said, ``I liken it to taking out a tumor. 
There's a time when there's an urge to get it done quickly, but that's 
when mistakes can be made. That's the time to take it slowly and 
carefully.''
  Why aren't we listening to these health care experts? Now is not the 
time to rush this bill through.

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