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




            GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE FORCE-FEEDS TAX INCREASES

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, one of the things I heard most from my 
neighbors at recent town hall health care meetings is they don't want 
the government in charge of their health. They believe government-run 
health care means rationing and substandard treatment. And the people 
in southeast Texas don't want the additional $800 billion tax increases 
to pay for what is yet more government intrusion into their lives.
  This massive 1,017-page bill requires heavyhanded tax increases to 
pay for all the new government programs that don't treat one patient, 
nor will they provide for a healthier America. In this time of economic 
hardship, no one in America should be force-fed tax increases to pay 
for this glittering illusion that Big Government is the answer.
  America has the best health care in the world. There are problems, 
such as affordability and access, but complete government takeover is 
not the answer. Fix these problems rather than destroy American health 
care.
  Does anyone really think the government can do a better job of 
running the entire medical health of this Nation? This government-run 
health care plan will have the competence of FEMA, the efficiency of 
the Post Office, and the compassion of the IRS.
  And that's just the way it is.

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