[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 26083-26084]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICAN PLAN VS. DEMOCRAT PLAN

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, on health care 
reform, we hear too much about Democrats versus Republicans. I would 
like to talk about the American plan versus the Democratic plan.
  The American plan stands for transparency; the Democratic plan, 
secret agreements behind closed doors. The American plan: True, free 
competition; the Democratic plan: Government-controlled health care. 
The American plan: Medicare Advantage; the Democratic plan: Massive 
cuts in Medicare. The American plan: The primacy of the doctor-patient 
relationship; the Democratic plan: Government-determined courses of 
treatment.
  In other words, the American plan stands for freedom. Unfortunately, 
the Democratic plan stands for government-imposed conformity.
  We should listen to what the American people say, that's the American 
plan. Ignoring what the American people are saying is the Democrat 
plan.

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