[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21217]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             THERE ARE MANY SOLUTIONS TO HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the President continues to 
try to sell the false myth that the health care debate is only between 
the Democrat bill or the status quo. This is completely inaccurate.
  Republicans have offered different solutions and legislation to fix 
what is wrong with our health insurance system. Unfortunately, 
Democrats are unwilling to acknowledge that there may be other 
proposals, reforms that do not add billions to the national debt, cost 
millions of jobs or expand the size and powers of the Federal 
Government. Republicans believe we can make health insurance more 
affordable by giving Americans more of their own tax dollars to 
purchase insurance, shop for plans across State lines, and association 
health plans for small businesses.
  The debate should be built on the honest exchange over what proposals 
are best to expand health insurance coverage, not on the false effort 
that we enact a big government takeover or do nothing.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the Global War on Terrorism.

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