[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. LUETKEMEYER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, as we continue to discuss the health 
care bill, this monstrous health care bill, one thing is clear: 
American families simply cannot afford this attempt at a government 
takeover of health care.
  The proposed plan is the wrong prescription for our country. This 
monstrous piece of legislation is a prescription for tax increases and 
for job loss, but most importantly and unfortunately, with the 
government's dictating health care terms and choices, we're going to 
see a lower standard of care for our families.
  By forcing this mammoth overhaul on hardworking Americans, this 
majority is hoping to create a health care system that increases taxes 
on small businesses, that reduces benefits for seniors, and that piles 
insurmountable debt upon our children.
  Republicans have offered a more responsible, incremental approach to 
improve our health care system in a way that controls costs and that 
provides the quality of care that Americans deserve.
  Despite months of town hall meetings at which millions of Americans 
voiced their opposition to a government takeover of health care, the 
majority still doesn't get it. The American people deserve more. They 
want more.

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