[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. GINGREY of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I oppose the government takeover 
of our Nation's health care system. The Democratic legislation, a 
1,990-page $1 trillion bill will raise taxes, it will increase our 
national debt, and it will put government bureaucrats between patients 
and their doctors. I agree it's important to reform our health care 
system, but this is not the way to do it.
  I've spent the last 10 months trying to share my perspective as a 
physician with over 30 years' experience. My constituents and millions 
of Americans across this country have also spent the last 10 months 
trying to make their voices heard by the President and the Democratic 
majority. This legislation that the Democrats want us to vote on 
suggests that the Speaker just doesn't care what practicing physicians 
and the American public think.
  This legislation is the wrong direction for America, and it's a death 
knell for quality care for American patients. Mr. Speaker, I reject any 
government takeover of our Nation's health care system.

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