[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. LUETKEMEYER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, the American people have spoken. Poll 
after poll now shows by overwhelming majorities that this health care 
proposal is being rejected by them.
  What are their concerns? Seniors are concerned about their Medicare, 
Medicare Advantage, and their care in general, as this bill makes a 
$500 billion cut in the Medicare program, which will lead to rationed 
care.
  Small business owners are concerned about their businesses, as this 
bill will enact billions of new taxes, surcharges, and places new 
mandates on them that may cause them to lose their businesses.
  Young people are concerned about their futures. Will the $1 trillion 
price tag of this bill indebt them and their children for the rest of 
their lives?
  This bill does not lower the cost of health care. According to the 
Congressional Budget Office, it raises the cost of health care.
  The American people don't see this bill as a solution to the health 
care problem. They see it as adding to the problem. They have spoken. 
We need to listen.

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