[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              DEMOCRAT HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL HARMS SENIORS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Democrats are proposing 
$163 billion in cuts to the Medicare Advantage program as part of their 
government takeover of health care. A crucial program, Medicare 
Advantage offers seniors greater choice and affordability, the primary 
goal of health insurance reform. But Democrats want to cut funding for 
this program.
  Squeezing senior citizens out of their current health insurance plan 
in order to impose new taxes and unworkable government mandates onto 
American families is not the way to reform health insurance. We need 
targeted reforms that will expand opportunities to get insurance, like 
association health plans and purchasing insurance across State lines.
  The Republican Study Committee, led by Dr. Tom Price, has offered 
H.R. 3400 to promote affordability and accessibility for American 
families and small businesses.
  The American people have a choice on how we reform. We do not need a 
big government takeover which will destroy 1.6 million jobs, according 
to the NFIB, the voice of small business.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

                          ____________________