[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       THE PELOSI PLAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, now comes the Pelosi plan for the government 
takeover of health care. It is a freight train of runaway spending, 
bloated bureaucracy, mandates, and higher taxes. If the liberals in 
Washington, D.C. have their way, they will forever change the 
relationship between government and we, the people, as it pertains to 
the health care of this Nation.
  Now, the Republicans in Congress who are standing in the gap can't do 
this alone, but I often tell my colleagues: a minority in Congress plus 
the American people equals a majority. We, the people, have the power 
to stop the Pelosi health care plan in an effort to nationalize one-
sixth of our Nation's economy. We, the people, have the ability to 
protect the finest health care system the world has ever known and to 
demand real health care reform that will reduce the cost of health care 
without growing government.
  I appeal to my fellow Americans, not as Republicans or Democrats: if 
you cherish freedom, if you fear the crushing weight of Big Government, 
debt, mandates, and taxes, this is your moment. Now is your time; let 
your voice be heard.

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