[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, contrary to what my colleagues from across the 
aisle have said, Republicans do have commonsense plans for reforming 
health care. They're different from the Democrat plan for a government 
takeover of health care, which will be an economic burden that will 
fall squarely on the backs of small business owners and their workers.
  At a time when Americans are cutting back and making sacrifices, they 
expect Washington to do the same. Instead, the Democrats' proposed 
government-run health care plan imposes $208 billion in new taxes on 
small businesses who simply cannot afford to pay for their employees' 
health care. An estimated 5.5 million jobs will be lost at a time when 
this country already suffers from unemployment not seen in 26 years.
  The worst thing that Washington can do is introduce a job-killing 
health care plan that restricts the growth of small businesses during 
these tough economic times. The American people deserve better, and 
Republicans have proposed better ways.

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