[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. This bill is a disaster for 
American families--it allows bureaucrats to make important medical 
decisions instead of doctors and patients.
  As a wife, mother, and caregiver to my late husband, I--like 85 
percent of women in America--am the primary care decision-maker in my 
home. I was for him as well as for my children. We need a health care 
system that provides quality, affordable health care so that we can 
have peace of mind in knowing our families are well taken care of.
  Unfortunately, the bill that we will have before us later this week 
is one that empowers government bureaucrats and undermines a woman's 
ability to make the best health care choices for her and her family.
  The bill creates 111 new Federal bureaucracies and 43 new entitlement 
programs. Instead of reforming health care, this bill expands 
government. Health insurance premiums will rise, taxes will increase, 
and seniors will lose many Medicare benefits.
  When the Democrats wrote this health care bill, they not only left 
Republicans out of the process, but they left out consumers.

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