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




            THE MAJORITY'S TRILLION DOLLAR HEALTH CARE PLAN

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, as the House prepares to address 
the latest proposal by the majority to have the government take over 
our health care system, I want to say that there are many things wrong 
with this trillion dollar health care plan.
  It's bad for our economic health. It's a prescription for larger 
deficits, higher taxes, more job losses.
  But worst of all is what it does to women, families, seniors, and 
small businesses. Women make two-thirds of the health care decisions in 
our country. As mothers, wives, and daughters, we work to protect the 
family members around us. In fact, the vast majority of America's 
health care professionals are women, 90 percent of the nurses; and 
almost a third are doctors. If Pelosi's health care proposal becomes 
law, women will no longer be able to make those responsible decisions 
for their families. Government bureaucrats will.
  There's no doubt that we need changes in our health care system. But 
let's not take away power from moms and turn it over to the government 
and call that reform.

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