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




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. SULLIVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SULLIVAN. Last week, my colleagues on the other side unveiled the 
latest version of their plan for government-controlled health care 
that, according to CBO, will cost $1.2 trillion. Simply put, that's 
$2.2 million of taxpayer money for every single word in this bill.
  This 2,000-page bill creates 111 new government programs and is full 
of tax increases and government mandates.
  This bill is bad for patients, bad for doctors, bad for seniors, bad 
for small businesses, and terrible for our economy.
  This bill will raise taxes on the American people, cut Medicare for 
seniors by half a trillion dollars, add to the already out-of-control 
Federal deficit, and will leave personal medical decisions to 
bureaucrats in Washington instead of families.
  Mr. Speaker, there's another way. We believe health care reform 
begins by bringing all stakeholders--patients, doctors, citizens and 
hospitals--to the table where everyone has equal input. Our plan will 
lower cost, increase access, and improve the quality of care your 
family will receive.

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