[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     MEDIA IGNORE HEALTH CARE POLL

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a new Investor's Business Daily poll 
of more than 1,300 physicians found that nearly two-thirds do not 
support the administration's health care plan. More than 7 in 10 say 
the government cannot provide insurance coverage without harming 
quality.
  IBD's findings contradict stories in the national media that claim 
most doctors support the administration's plan. The media know that the 
American Medical Association does not speak for all doctors. In fact, 
only 17 percent of all doctors belong to the AMA in large part because 
it is too liberal.
  It's not a surprise that the national media ignored IBD's poll. It 
doesn't fit their agenda of more government control and less individual 
freedom.

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