[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 26549-26550]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. THORNBERRY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, there are people all across this country 
who are very worried that Congress is about to do something that will 
do great harm to the quality of their lives and will change America 
forever. They want us to do something to bring down the cost of health 
insurance. They want us to do something to make it easier for the 
uninsured and the hard

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to insure to get coverage. But, they want no part of a 1,990-page bill 
with 111 new Federal programs and offices, with new taxes, with 
Medicare cuts, all at a cost of more than $1 trillion.
  The Democratic majority may be able to twist enough arms to ram this 
monstrosity through the House, I don't know. But they are leaving the 
American people behind. This is no way to deal with an issue as 
important as health care. This bill must be stopped so real, 
commonsense reform can begin.

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