[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25796]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, as the backbone of our economy, small 
businesses create over 72 percent of all new jobs. It defies logic that 
House Democrats would pay for their government takeover of health care 
by actually raising taxes on these same businesses by $820 billion.
  During a serious economic downturn, we should be pursuing policies 
that will create jobs and put us on the path to recovery. Instead, 
these tax hikes will cost an additional 5.5 million jobs.
  History shows that the American economy is at its strongest when 
taxes are lower and small businesses are permitted to keep more of 
their money to invest and grow.
  Mr. Speaker, higher taxes for government-run health care is a bad 
deal for the American people.

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