[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Pages 27127-27128]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, unemployment has 
reached 10.2 percent in our great country, and what is the response of 
this Congress and this administration?

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  Well, a bill that includes $730 billion in tax increases on small 
businesses and on the middle class that will cause millions more of 
Americans to lose their jobs. And adding insult to injury, Mr. Speaker, 
the Pelosi bill would actually raise the cost of insurance premiums on 
American families.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people are not stupid. They know what's in 
this bill. They know what effects this bill will have on themselves, on 
their families, and on their country. And that's why the American 
people have rejected it and are saying ``no'' to this bill.
  Congress needs to do the right thing, the responsible thing, and also 
say ``no'' and reject this irresponsible piece of legislation.

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