[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. PASCRELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago when the President addressed 
the Nation from this very Chamber, my Republican colleagues made a big 
show of waving their plans for the health reform and of waving them all 
over the floor, five bills and particularly a specific bill.
  Unfortunately, just as I hope all of us read our bill, I hope all of 
you read your own bills. The plans that have been bandied about by my 
Republican friends lack any commitment to guaranteeing affordable, 
quality health care for all Americans.
  The truth about the Republican plans is that they dismantle and 
disrupt the health insurance system. Get this, the American people: the 
provisions espoused by the Republicans would unravel the employer-based 
system where 159 million Americans get their health coverage. It erodes 
the employer-provided coverage. It provides fewer choices at higher 
costs for those who need insurance the most.
  Wait until Americans read the Republican plans for us and what they 
have available.
  By the way, the CBO does not in any manner, shape or form tell us how 
we're going to pay for this under the Republican plans. You've 
criticized us, and hypocritically, you've done what you say we've done.

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