[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. You know, I think after yet another health 
care speech by the President, the American people are sick and tired of 
the Democrats' ``I know what's best for you'' attitude. Congress needs 
to wake up and realize that Americans know more about their health care 
needs than the government bureaucrats. They know exactly what a 
Washington takeover of health care means, and they're shouting from the 
rooftops: No, no, no.
  It's time for the President and Speaker Pelosi to realize that this 
policy debate isn't between Democrats and Republicans; it's between the 
Democrats and the American people. And the American people are saying, 
Enough is enough. They don't want a health care bill that raise taxes, 
stifles small business, increases insurance premiums, and cuts 
Medicare.
  If the Democrats insist on ramming this bill through against the will 
of the American people, then they'd better be prepared to suffer the 
consequences in November.

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