[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 23755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HEALTH REFORM DAILY MYTH-BUSTER: IMPACT ON SENIORS

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, there have been many myths about our health 
reform, and I want to give just a few facts.
  Decisions about your health will be made by you, your doctor, and 
your family and not by anyone else.
  They're saying that health care reform will lead to rationed care. 
Mr. Speaker, the fact is nothing will stand between you and your doctor 
or prevent you from making the best health care decisions yourself.
  And, Mr. Speaker, there's a myth saying we can't afford to fix health 
care during an economic crisis. Well, rising health care costs are 
hurting our families and businesses now and driving up the budget 
deficit. If we do nothing, the cost of health care premiums will eat us 
up more and more. It will eat up your monthly paycheck, and the 
prescription drug doughnut hole won't get fixed.

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