[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TWO REFORM AMENDMENTS

  (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, during the August recess, 
I held four of the largest townhalls in the history of South Carolina: 
1,700 in Columbia; 1,500 in Lexington; 1,500 in Beaufort; and 1,200 in 
Hilton Head. These were passionate events, full of honest patriots, and 
nearly 95 percent want us to work together for health insurance reform 
but not for a government takeover. During these events, I explained two 
health care bill amendments which were adopted.
  The first was to exempt and protect TRICARE from the proposed 
mandates already included in the bill. TRICARE serves 9.4 million 
active duty members, National Guard and Reserve members, veterans, 
their families, and survivors. The second amendment urges Members of 
Congress who vote in favor of a government-run option to enroll in the 
program themselves. If it's good enough for the American people, it's 
good enough for Congress.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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