[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20206]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I agree with President 
Obama when he says there's a need for affordable health care.
  Mr. Speaker, a trillion-dollar plan is not affordable, particularly 
when it leaves millions of Americans without insurance.
  The Republican health care plan offers a solution for all Americans 
for health care access, affordability, quality, and choice. Under the 
GOP plan, medical decisions will be made by patients and their doctors, 
not a government bureaucrat such as the Democrat-proposed Health 
Insurance Commissioner.
  The GOP plan provides for guaranteed access regardless of preexisting 
conditions.
  The Republican plan lets Americans who like their coverage keep it.
  It expands Community Health Centers that are critical points of 
access that provide health care services based on an affordable sliding 
scale.
  Mr. Speaker, the Republican plan reins in junk lawsuits and will 
bring down health care costs. We need health care access, 
affordability, quality, and choice that Americans deserve. Americans 
deserve the Republican health care plan.

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