[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak about the majority's move to 
overhaul our health care system this week.
  From what I can see, Mr. Speaker, the version of health care reform 
that this majority is bringing forward is a horrible, horrible step. 
The bill is something unseen before; it's a trillion-dollar attempt to 
overhaul the system we know with one that we don't.
  Mr. Speaker, the Republicans will stand united against this bill. Mr. 
Speaker, we will do so because, one, the American people have spoken 
out, and they see that this is an extreme attempt to try to address 
what's really wrong with our system, and it doesn't match what the 
mainstream commonsense American wants.
  Number two, Mr. Speaker, contrary to the suggestions on the other 
side, we do have a better way. We will be offering our Republican plan. 
That plan will reduce health care costs. It is well documented. The 
majority is unconcerned about reducing costs for the people who have 
insurance in this country.

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