[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26544]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PROVIDING HEALTH CARE THAT AMERICANS DESERVE

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, the American people continue to reject the 
notion that when it comes to health care, government knows best. Except 
this Congress and this Speaker of the House reject that. They say 
government can do whatever it darn well pleases. So we are presented 
with a 1,990-page bill that redefines health care and one-sixth of our 
economy.
  Hundreds of millions of Americans will be forced out of their current 
plans. Medicare cuts will mean fewer benefits to seniors. Bureaucrats 
will restrict health care services. Taxpayers will fund abortion. 
Illegal immigrants will receive taxpayer-funded benefits. Federal and 
State taxes will go up as a result, and furthermore, the cost to health 
care will continue to rise.
  There is a better way, a different plan than the Pelosi health care 
bill. That is what I will support. It will control the cost of health 
care by capping medical malpractice lawsuits and help individuals get 
the type of health care that they truly deserve.

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