[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26549]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Supporters of Speaker Pelosi's 2,000-page government 
takeover of health care are fast to cite opinion polls in their favor 
and dismiss anyone who objects if they have legitimate concerns. 
However, they are much slower to demonstrate the coverage of their 
convictions by holding public town hall meetings. Americans have a 
right to be heard, so I have hosted 17 town hall meetings in Montana 
since August. This weekend in Billings, more than 500 people came to 
voice their concerns. They weren't there at the request of the 
insurance industry. Out in rural America, people are speaking out 
against this bill. I heard them loud and clear at my listening 
sessions. It is time for the rest of Congress to listen, too. Our 
authority comes from the people, and we must not ignore them.

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