[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this 
so-called Democrat reform package. I know and I believe that health 
care reform is necessary. However, the looming health care legislation 
will only hurt American families and have devastating effects on our 
Nation's small businesses, especially like the ones in South Carolina.
  This massive government expansion will cost nearly $1.3 trillion, 
which is offset by job-killing tax increases. Small businesses will be 
hardest hit by these tax increases, which will total a staggering $730 
billion. This is especially troubling in South Carolina, where small 
businesses make up 97 percent of the businesses there.
  According to the Heritage Foundation, 8,700 South Carolina small 
businesses will be required to pay this new burdensome tax. This will 
surely result in more job losses in my State, where unemployment right 
now, Mr. Speaker, is 11.6 percent.
  Please, colleagues, stand with me and fight this government takeover 
of our health care.

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