[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 26906]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    ENROLL CONGRESS IN PUBLIC OPTION

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, in July, I offered House Resolution 615, 
which urged my colleagues who vote for a government-run health care 
plan to lead by example and enroll themselves in the same public plan. 
The resolution has 96 Republican cosponsors and prompted almost 2 
million Americans from across the country to contact my office in 
support of this.
  Yesterday, I and several of my colleagues offered an amendment to the 
Pelosi health care bill that, if passed, will automatically enroll all 
Members of Congress and all Senators in this public option. This 
amendment is a direct response to the outcry of millions of Americans 
who have contacted me.
  Members of Congress are exempt from this government takeover of 
health care, and I believe that if a law is good enough for the 
American people, then it should be good enough for the elected 
officials that represent them.
  Tonight I will host a Webcast at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and I 
urge anyone watching to join 
me through my Web site, 
fleming.house.gov, to talk more about it.

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