[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11773]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            READ IT AND WEEP

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, wonders never cease. I picked up The Hill 
this morning, which is a local newspaper that most people read once in 
a while, and there were the words of one of the best Republican doctors 
that ever served in the Congress. Bill Frist has said he's encouraging 
his Republican colleagues to embrace the insurance exchange which is 
central to President Obama's health care plan. He said:

       Originally it was a Republican idea. The State insurance 
     exchanges will offer a menu of private insurance plans to 
     pick and choose from, all with a required set of minimum 
     benefits to those without employer-sponsored health care 
     insurance.

  Now, here's a Republican doctor who was the Majority Leader in the 
Senate. Contrast him to who we have there now. We have 31 times in this 
body tried to repeal this, and here you have a Republican doctor who 
was Majority Leader of the Senate saying we ought to do it.
  Read it and weep.

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