[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 REPEAL OF THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, today we continue debate on the 
Republicans' most unfortunate effort to repeal health care reform that 
we passed during the last Congress. This repeal will increase the 
deficit by $230 billion. No one disagrees with that but Republicans. 
That's why the Republican majority exempted this legislation from pay-
as-you-go budgeting. You know this repeal will increase the deficit.
  Keeping the law in its present form not only decreases the deficit 
but will provide 32 million uninsured Americans the opportunity to 
obtain insurance and provide dependable coverage for their families; it 
allows children to remain on their family's policy to age 26; it closes 
the doughnut hole, and it does so much more.
  Mr. Speaker, I can usually see both sides of an issue, but for the 
life of me, I can't see what the Republicans are trying to achieve but 
to score political points with their right-wing base.
  I call on my friends to abandon your efforts and let's concentrate on 
putting Americans to work. That's what my constituents are demanding 
and your constituents as well.

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