[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. GRIFFITH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to revisit the subject of 
health care reform. The bill was passed behind closed doors using 
bribery, deceit, and arm twisting. It is not popular with the American 
people, and the majority of them want it repealed.
  The promises made to the American people were false. You will not be 
able to keep your doctor. You will not be able to keep your insurance. 
There will be rationing of health care, even to the seniors.
  The acute physician shortage means the poor, near poor, and middle 
class Americans will find the quality of their health care diminished 
and their access limited. Emergency rooms will be busier than ever, and 
it will be increasingly difficult for Medicare and Medicaid patients to 
be seen.
  The unfunded medical mandates forced onto the weakened financial 
systems of the States are designed to collapse and fail. The 
administration had no intention of keeping any of the promises it made. 
Their only concern was furthering their own agendas, even at the 
expense of the taxpayer and the American health care system.
  The American people stand ready to support those of us who seek to 
repeal this disastrous health care bill, and I stand resolute with my 
colleagues to do so.

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