[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 26907]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PELOSI HEALTH CARE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, when I talk with constituents in my district, 
it's clear that more and more of the American people do not support the 
Pelosi plan for a government takeover of health care. Sadly, that will 
not stop liberal Democrats from pushing forward with the Pelosi plan 
anyway.
  Buried in the 1,990-page bill are more than $700 billion in new taxes 
on small businesses and individuals and employers who can't afford 
health care. The Pelosi health care plan also includes more than 100 
new bureaucracies, boards, commissions, and programs. What it does not 
include is coverage for 29 million of the 30 million people that Pelosi 
and President Obama say need health insurance. They will still not be 
covered by this huge tax increase and increased bureaucracy.
  We need to reject the Pelosi health plan--it is a tax increase 
masquerading as a health plan--and take up the Republican alternative, 
which covers everyone.

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