[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF AMERICAN LIVES

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, indeed, this is an historic day. We have a 
choice today between two bills; one which will have a government 
takeover of one-sixth of our economy, which will involve the Federal 
Government into the day-to-day lives of each and every American, or the 
Republican alternative, which actually goes to the central theme of the 
problems that we deal with today.
  Not only that, senior citizens will be the most hurt by this 
government takeover of health care; $500 billion taken out of Medicare, 
and with not one scintilla of evidence as to where it's going to come 
from. It will come from access to care, of course. Furthermore, CBO 
says that part B will increase by $25 billion, and part D premiums by 
20 percent.
  I would say, in closing, God help us as the government takes over 
your day-to-day life.

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