[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27030]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TOMORROW IS THE DAY

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Madam Speaker, here's what you are hearing from 
opponents to health care reform: Nothing scares Members of Congress 
more than freedom-loving Americans. We should surround the Capitol 
Building until they give us freedom. This bill is legislative 
malpractice.
  Now these are all catchy phrases. They are catchy phrases that are 
purposely designed to hide the fact that the Republicans have no viable 
alternative health care plan. Critics have panned the plan that they 
have offered. Headlines in The New York Times screamed, ``Budget 
monitor says GOP bill leaves many uninsured.'' Headlines from The 
Washington Post booms, ``Congressional Budget Office thrashes the 
Republican health care plan.''
  The verdict is in: The Republican plan is woefully inadequate. It is 
not a cheap alternative. It would cover only three million uninsured. 
It maintains the status quo for insurance companies. It has no serious 
reforms to eliminate the perverse incentives in our present payment 
system.
  So the Republican are left with catchy phrases. The American people 
see through it. That is why they are still supporting this bill. The 
American people know that the time to enact quality health care is now. 
Tomorrow is the day.

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