[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. GINGREY of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, my patients' health care reform 
should not be written behind closed doors.
  When Democrats came to Congress, they pledged, led by Speaker Pelosi, 
the most open Congress in history; yet, now, they are planning a costly 
government takeover of health care in the dark of night without any 
public input.
  Mr. Speaker, a $1 trillion, 2,000-page blended plan that will dictate 
how Washington will run our health care system deserves real 
transparency, not just empty promises about openness.
  Speaker Pelosi, my patients deserve better. Your legislation is going 
to tell them what type of health care their family can receive and what 
Medicare benefits will be cut from our seniors.
  Mr. Speaker, even if the Democrat majority is going to prevent 
minority participation, my patients deserve to know what's going on 
behind these closed doors in the dark of night. If this bill really is 
the right prescription for reform in the health care system, then it 
will stand up to the light of day.

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