[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 REALITIES BEHIND HEALTH CARE TAKEOVER

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the 
administration held a town hall by telephone with seniors across the 
country to promote a health care takeover bill that costs more by the 
minute. Seniors need more than a sales pitch. They need to know the 
facts about this bill.
  Fifty percent who depend on Medicare Advantage could lose this 
coverage. The impact of the bill could be devastating. In Texas, 300 
doctors have already stopped seeing seniors. Seniors' loved ones will 
be deeply impacted by the takeover bill with a $2,100 hit. This is the 
amount the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has predicted that 
early retirees, the self-employed, small business workers, and millions 
of others who buy family coverage in the individual market will pay 
more for their health insurance.
  Instead of spending time selling a broken product, lawmakers need to 
repeal it and offer seniors a patient-centered health care plan that 
lowers costs and expands access.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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