[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3532-3533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. PLATTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PLATTS. Everyone agrees that the status quo in health care is 
unacceptable, but the proposed health care reform legislation is also 
unacceptable. Two of the greatest gifts that my parents gave my four 
brothers and sisters and I was a solid foundation in the ideals of 
common sense and right versus wrong. This health care bill fails to 
pass both of these principles. Common sense tells us that a health care 
bill that increases health care costs by over a trillion dollars is 
wrong; that raises taxes by over $500 billion is wrong; that cuts 
Medicare by $500 billion is wrong; that forces millions of Americans 
off of private insurance into a government-run health care plan is 
wrong; and a plan that allows taxpayer funds to be used for abortion 
services is wrong.
  A simple application of the ``right versus wrong'' test tells us that 
seeking to pass such a monumental piece of legislation by deeming it 
passed without an up-or-down vote is wrong. Basic principles--common 
sense, right versus wrong. This proposal fails both of those very 
important principles. My mom and dad got it right. These matter.

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