[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26052]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, Democratic leadership is committed to 
making any health care reform bill available to the public for at least 
72 hours before a floor vote, and I am glad they have because the 
American people deserve a chance to see what we are doing.
  But, there is one group that has made it clear that they don't need 
72 hours to decide where they stand on health care, and it is our 
Republican colleagues. We could give them 72 days, and they would still 
know that they are going to say ``no'' no matter what is in that bill. 
They don't need time to read our bill to know they are against giving 
affordable, quality health care to every American.
  The truth is that the Republicans haven't given us one minute to read 
their bill. You know why? They don't have a bill. It has been 133 days 
since Republican leadership promised a bill from their side, and all we 
hear is ``no.'' And now some members of the party, their party, are 
giving us ideas like privatizing Medicare and increased subsidies to 
insurance companies.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people know it is time for reform, and it 
is time the Members of this House stand up for them and give the 
American people the health care they deserve.

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