[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            WHAT'S AT STAKE

  (Mr. McCLINTOCK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, Congress is about to make a decision 
that will impact every American for the rest of their lives. Simply 
stated, what's at stake is the freedom to make our own decisions about 
our own health care. Pelosi's bill forces every American to purchase 
our insurance through a government-run exchange. It forces us to 
purchase only those policies that meet all of the requirements set by 
the new health czar or be fined for failing to do so. And it forces us 
to pay for all the cost overruns through higher premiums or higher 
taxes.
  Where does it all lead? In 1993, the government introduced a public 
option for student loans, but only a fraction of the public opted in. 
So last month, the House voted to give the government monopoly control 
over all student loans. That's about to happen to our health care 
unless 40 Blue Dog Democrats decide to stop them. Please, call them 
today.

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