[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                 REPUBLICAN PARTY IS ON THE WRONG SIDE

  (Mr. RYAN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans controlled this 
Chamber from 1993 until 2006, they controlled the Presidency until 
2008; and now, 11 months into a national health care debate, they are 
just figuring out that we have a health care crisis in this country. 
How long will it take them to shake the grip of the insurance industry 
before they even come up with a realistic plan?
  Let's look at what our friends on the other side of the aisle are 
going to vote against. They're going to vote against us increasing the 
age to 27 where kids can stay on their parents' insurance. They're 
going to vote against citizens of the United States not being denied 
health care coverage because of a preexisting condition. They're going 
to vote against us saying that no one in America will ever go bankrupt 
again because of a health care catastrophe in their family. That's what 
they are going to vote against.
  It's very simple: once again the Republican Party is going to be on 
the wrong side of the vote, on the wrong side of health care reform, 
and on the wrong side of history.

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