[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21219]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   PASSING ALONG CONCERNS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM FROM ARKANSAS' THIRD 
                           DISTRICT RESIDENTS

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, during the August work period, I heard from 
thousands of Arkansans about health care reform. I promised my 
constituents that I would bring their stories and thoughts back to 
Washington so we can enact commonsense health reforms and have wide 
support throughout the country.
  While residents of the Third District are supportive of reform to cut 
the cost of health care and make it more affordable and accessible to 
all Americans, there is a consensus that the reforms currently under 
consideration by Congress aren't what they want. The overwhelming 
majority of citizens I heard from don't want the government to 
federalize their health care.
  We can create a better plan for health care reform that includes 
fixing the fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid systems, implementing 
tort reform and allowing Americans to own their own health insurance 
like they own their own car insurance.
  Congress needs to listen to what the American public is saying. Do 
not support federalizing health care. Don't destroy the good things of 
the American health system while trying to fix the bad.

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