[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. LATTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, during the August work period, I had the 
privilege of visiting many of the plants and factories in my district. 
At one plant, a worker approached me and said he didn't understand what 
we were doing here in Congress. He said he had to have a job that put a 
roof over his family and food on the table. He is worried about health 
care, but the first two took priority.
  People back home get it. They ask very direct questions about health 
care. How are we going to pay for it? Will it cost more than I pay now? 
Will I have the same coverage and doctor? Will it cost more jobs? How 
much more in taxes will I pay?
  The Congressional Budget Office scores Speaker Pelosi's bill at over 
$1 trillion. New taxes on small businesses and individuals will run 
over $729 billion.
  Being close to the Canadian border, I have been approached by 
Canadian doctors who are now practicing in Ohio. They can't understand 
why the Democrats are taking this course. They tell me this same thing: 
Why do you think we came to the United States?

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