[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11055-11056]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE IS NOT THE ANSWER

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, the sad reality in our country today is 
that Americans are faced with skyrocketing health care costs. Rather 
than address the situation, Democrats passed a $1 trillion health care 
takeover that costs too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much.
  Americans don't deserve this.
  Americans deserve commonsense ideas, like medical liability reform, 
encouraging health savings accounts,

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strengthening association health plans, and allowing people to purchase 
health insurance across State lines--commonsense ideas. These reforms 
would make health care more affordable and accessible without passing 
on crushing debt to future generations.
  Unlike the current health care law, which has raised taxes, cost 
jobs, and limited personal control of health care, Americans deserve 
meaningful and affordable health care reform that will lower costs, 
protect consumers, and increase accessibility while allowing Americans 
to control their own health care decisions. This misguided takeover of 
the health care system is not the answer.

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