[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. CRENSHAW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, it has been pointed out that our 
Democratic colleagues have been drafting this health care plan behind 
closed doors, in the darkness of night; but yesterday, one of them 
emerged in the Senate--the majority leader--and he announced the best 
way to proceed with this plan is to have a government option with an 
opt-out provision for the States.
  What does that mean? Nobody knows. How do you opt out? Nobody knows. 
How long do you have to be in before you opt out? Nobody knows. What if 
all of the States decide to opt out? Nobody knows.
  We do know a couple of things: Number one, we do know under this 
Democratic plan your taxes are going to go up. We do know under this 
Democratic plan your Medicare benefits are going to go down. We do know 
under this Democratic plan there are going to be more bureaucrats 
controlling your health care.
  So they're trying to keep us in the dark, but we know enough to know 
this: This is a bad plan and there is a better way.

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