[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25776]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in the midst of the increasing 
momentum we detect on the other side to push through a government 
takeover of health care in our country. To me, it is about four 
distinct questions.
  One, does anyone believe that the passage of a $1 trillion bill, does 
anyone believe that won't aggravate the deficit? I think the answer is 
resoundingly ``no.''
  Secondly, if it is going to be $1 trillion, who is going to pay for 
that? Well, we know that the majority is talking about small businesses 
and seniors paying for that.
  Third, does anyone really think that the health care overhaul being 
proposed is going to make your health care better? I don't think so.
  And lastly, is there any guarantee that this government is not going 
to get in between you and your doctor? Mr. Speaker, I say to that, the 
answer is ``no.''
  We Republicans have a better way. We believe we can accomplish reform 
aimed at the discrete problems that exist, to fix those, and then 
expand health care opportunities for those who do not currently have 
it.

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