[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26552]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, Speaker Pelosi has more than 250 votes in 
the House of Representatives and she only needs 218 to pass 
legislation. The Democrats in the other body control 60 votes out of 
100. The Democrats have the White House. They can pass legislation to 
take over the health care system in spite of what the American people 
are saying and in spite of what the American people are asking for.
  Because, you see, the American people do want health care reform; 
they want to lower the costs; they want to be able to deduct all their 
health care expenses from their taxes. They want tort reform. They want 
us to address defensive medicine costs. They want to shop around across 
State lines so they can get a cheaper price. And they want health 
savings accounts. But the bottom line, Mr. Speaker, is they want the 
freedom to control their health care, the freedom to choose their own 
doctor.
  Whatever they pass here, Mr. Speaker, I will work to repeal, and I 
will work for the health care reform that the American public wants to 
keep them in control of their health care.

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