[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HEALTH CARE--GET IT WHILE IT LASTS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Daniel E. Lungren) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, we've all watched 
late-night television and seen the infomercials that seem too good to 
be true. Well, that's what we have here on the House floor being 
presented to us.
  Yes, we have a health care bill for you that will solve every problem 
and not cost a dime. And yes, there is only one, so you'd better get it 
right away. Don't have time to examine it; don't have time to look it 
over; don't have time to turn it over. We don't have time for that 
because we have to solve your problem right now.
  And let me tell you, it won't be 2,000 pages long. No, it's only 
1,990 pages long. But wait, but wait. You'll get something in addition. 
You'll get the manager's amendment, maybe 800 pages long, so that maybe 
we'll have something that we have to swallow that's nearly 3,000 pages 
long.
  And let me tell you, it's not going to cost you $1 trillion. No, no, 
no. We've brought it down below that, $999? No, not $999. We've brought 
it down now to $894 billion. But wait. But wait. There's add-ons. Maybe 
$250 billion. Maybe $350 billion for the doctors fix. But don't worry 
about that because that won't cost you anything right now. We'll charge 
you for that later. So remember, only $894 billion, not $1 trillion 
because we have a deal that you cannot reject.
  But just remember, Madam Speaker, if this deal lasts longer than 4 
hours, you won't be able to call your doctor.

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