[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
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           PUTTING PATIENTS FIRST, NOT GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, Americans need health care reform, but 
we do not need a super expensive and inefficient government plan that 
will saddle our children with massive debts. With unemployment at 9.5 
percent, its highest level in a quarter century, now is not the time to 
enact employer mandates that will lead to fewer jobs and rationed care.
  I am opposed to government run health care. Over $60 billion is lost 
annually to health care fraud; just think of how much more money will 
be lost to waste, fraud, and abuse under a massive government takeover.
  I stand in support of the Patients Choice Act sponsored by 
Congressman Paul Ryan. This bill gives every American the opportunity 
to choose the health care plan that best meets their individual needs--
and it ensures that our constituents will receive the same standard 
benefits as their Member of Congress.
  Rather than allowing Washington bureaucrats to come between a patient 
and their doctor, the Patients Choice Act puts individuals in control. 
I am proud to co-sponsor the Patients Choice Act.

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