[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. McCAUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, last August we went home to our constituents 
and we listened to the American people. The American people were loud 
and clear in their message, and it was: Congressman, we do not support 
the government's taking over our health care system.
  Then we came back to Washington, DC, away from our constituents. 
We've been up here for about 2 months now, and what are we seeing? 
We're seeing the public option being put back on the table.
  And what did the President say? Well, we know what he said on the 
campaign. He said basically, I'm going to have all the negotiations 
around a big old table and we'll have the negotiations televised on C-
SPAN.
  Have we seen that? I don't think so.
  What are we seeing today? We're seeing three Senators behind closed 
doors in the darkness of the night negotiate a health care plan for 
this entire Nation.
  Sunlight is the best disinfectant. We need to bring these 
negotiations out on the table. Republicans need to be at the table. We 
have good ideas. We have good solutions. But they are not being heard 
and the voice of the American people is not being heard.

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