[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 26532-26533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE HEALTH CARE BILL IS A CRUEL HOAX

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I come from Macomb County, 
Michigan. That county is also known as the home of the Reagan 
Democrats. It is certainly a proud heartland not only of Michigan but 
the heartland of America, I think. And as a mother and as a 
grandmother, I am incredibly concerned about the enormous amount of 
debt that this administration, through a number of bills and now 
especially this health care bill, is placing on future generations.
  One of the most disingenuous claims that have been made over and over

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again, Mr. Speaker, is if you like your current health care plan, you 
can keep it.
  Well, here's a headline in my local paper just the other day: 
``Employers Ready to Dump Health Care.'' ``Under the House bill, paying 
an 8 percent penalty is cheaper than providing coverage.'' This was a 
survey that was done by our Macomb County Chamber of Commerce, and what 
they found is that an overwhelming majority of local companies stated 
they would drop their existing employee insurance coverage or avoid 
offering future health care benefits if this bill that the House is 
considering today passes.
  This bill is a very cruel hoax. That is the reality. A business 
decision that is going to be made will dump these people out on the 
public plan.

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