[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICANS ARE TIRED OF WAITING

  (Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I'm a patient man, so I've 
been willing to take my Republican colleagues at their word that 
they're not really trying to obstruct health care reform, that they 
want to fix the system as well. So I've been willing to wait for a 
plan. And many people out there in the public have been willing to wait 
as well for the Republicans to produce a health care reform before they 
pass judgment on what the best course is to fix our broken health care 
system.
  Well, 126 days later, we're tired of waiting. Americans are ready for 
health care reform now because they want affordable choice that 
competes with private plans. They know that they are one bad checkup or 
one pink slip away from being kicked off their coverage. And they can't 
wait any longer for Republicans to share their solution.
  Mr. Speaker, the status quo is unacceptable to the vast majority of 
Americans, except to those who have left us waiting.

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