[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6390-6391]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 THE NEW HEALTH CARE LAW IS A DISASTER

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, the government takeover of health care just

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celebrated its 1-month birthday, and we are already seeing the 
disastrous effect it will have on our Nation's economy.
  Since the beginning of this debate, U.S. employers have warned that 
this bill would destroy American jobs and harm our fragile economy. 
Over the past few weeks, we've seen the real-life impact these job-
killing tax hikes and health care costs are having on American 
employers. From AT&T to Caterpillar to Lockheed Martin, we have seen 
billions of dollars in losses to American companies which will result 
in further job losses, higher prices, and less choice for the American 
consumer. And to add insult to injury, actuaries at CMS working under 
Secretary Sebelius now confirm what most Americans already knew: health 
care costs will skyrocket as a result of this bill.
  The long-term effects of this bill are still not fully fleshed out, 
will be devastating to this country's economy, and are not worth the 
time and effort that we have put into it. Let's move forward to repeal 
this law.

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