[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE AND FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, since Democrats took control of Washington 
last January, they have gone on an unprecedented spending spree with 
the American taxpayers' credit card. It began with a $1 trillion 
stimulus bill, which has only stimulated more government and more debt. 
Then came a more than $400 billion omnibus spending bill, followed by a 
$3.5 trillion budget for the next fiscal year. Budget officials predict 
that this year's deficit will reach an historic level of nearly $2 
trillion--money borrowed from our children and grandchildren.
  After 6 months of fiscal irresponsibility, they are now pushing for a 
government takeover of health care that will grow our national debt and 
will do little to extend quality care to the American people. Despite 
raising more than $800 billion in new taxes to pay for this plan, we 
will also go into debt by $239 billion over the next 10 years to pay 
for it.
  Republicans have a better plan for health care reform, one that does 
not saddle our children and grandchildren with a mountain of new debt.

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