[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3534]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, yesterday I held a town hall in Statesville, 
North Carolina, to hear from my constituents about health care reform. 
One thing was abundantly clear: they do not want this bill, and they're 
sick and tired of the backroom deals and provisions that have 
characterized this process. They wanted health care reform, but they 
were vehemently opposed to the Senate bill.
  My constituents are asking me, If this is such a wonderful bill, why 
is the majority resorting to tricks and sleight of hand to get it 
passed? If this bill is so great, why not have a regular vote? The 
answer is simple: this is not a bill the American people want. Some 
Members acknowledge that.
  Madam Speaker, we should listen to the American people. We should 
take an incremental approach to health care reform that the American 
people can support.

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