[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         AMERICAN JOBS HURT BY PROPOSED HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION

  (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, the American health care system is in need 
of reform, but the current proposals are not the solution the American 
public is looking for. The House health care plan will create a surtax 
on small business, the lifeblood of our economy, to help pay for the 
$1.5 trillion reform.
  My constituent, Donald Dickey, is a small business owner and is 
already being forced to cut his workforce by more than 70 percent 
because of the current economy. Under the proposed health care reform 
bill, Donald says he will be forced to close his business because of 
the combination of the new surtax and requirements for employers to 
provide health coverage for all workers.
  We need to work on commonsense solutions that encourage job growth, 
expand access to affordable health care, and give Americans the ability 
to choose a plan that fits their needs. I am willing to work with my 
colleagues to achieve those goals in a final bill.

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