[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 214]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. BENISHEK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BENISHEK. Madam Speaker, while campaigning this fall, people in 
northern Michigan made it clear that they are not happy with the 
government takeover of health care. That's why I'm pleased that one of 
my first votes in Congress will allow me to keep a promise to my 
constituents and vote to repeal that legislation.
  As a surgeon who spent more than 30 years working directly with 
patients, I view the government takeover of our health care system as 
an attack on the doctor-patient relationship. Now, as a member of the 
freshman class of 2011, I invite all Members to join us in repealing 
this law and developing realistic health care reform that lowers costs, 
improves insurance options, and puts patients, not government 
bureaucrats, at the center of health care.

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